I still want Coleman to win, though. You’re right, the election board did appear to violate Minnesota law by allowing the absentee ballots to be counted in the first place. And it’s amazing how previously uncounted ballots were somehow found. Coleman seemed to fall asleep on this whole thing.
In my mailbox, from Norm.....
Dear Friend,
I wanted to make sure that you heard the good news that came down from the three-judge panel this afternoon. The case we’ve presented to the contest panel has been very simple: Count every valid vote and count every valid vote only once. We know that we are fighting on the right side of the issue, and the contest panel took a strong step to recognizing that in ruling that 4,800 absentee ballots that may have been wrongly rejected should be reviewed! Al Franken wanted to limit it to just 650 ballots.
Franken and his legal team have made every effort to keep these ballots—and potentially valid votes—from being counted. They have tried to maintain their artificial lead by silencing the voices of Minnesota voters who legally cast their ballots on Election Day.
Today’s ruling proves what we have been saying all along: That there were significant problems during the recount.
This ruling is only the beginning. We still need your help.
Al Franken and Harry Reid have shown they are not going to stop here. They are going to the Minnesota Supreme Court Thursday to continue their efforts to short-circuit the Minnesota process. We need your help to stop Harry Reid from trying to seat Al Franken before the Minnesota contest is over. Harry Reid sees Al Franken as the vote he needs to create a filibuster-proof U.S. Senate.
Please consider making a contribution of $25, $50, or $100 immediately to help us keep fighting for the rights of Minnesota voters.
Al Franken has George Soros raising money to fund his legal efforts. Your help and support have gotten us this far, please help us ensure that we have the resources we need to see Senator Coleman re-elected and sworn-in as Minnesota’s senior Senator.
Thank you for everything you have done.
Sincerely,
Cullen Sheehan
Campaign Manager, Coleman for Senate