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Franken may seek Senates help to win race

Al Frankens (D) campaign may ask the Democratic-led Senate to intervene on his behalf to allow some disqualified absentee ballots to be counted in his quest to unseat Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.).

Franken attorney Marc Elias made the case to reporters Monday that as many as 1,000 absentee ballots were improperly disqualified and that the Senate or the courts may need to step in to resolve the issue.

No recount can be considered accurate or complete until all the ballots cast by lawful voters are counted, Elias said of the recount that became necessary when only about 200 votes separated the two candidates on Nov. 4.

Minnesota's Board of Canvassers ruled last Wednesday that it would not revisit the improperly disqualified ballots. The bipartisan board ruled unanimously that it did not have the authority to order that the ballots be reviewed and counted.

Posted by Fred 2008-12-02 09:18|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Same as any other liberal, if you can't win at the polls, go to the courts, or in this case the Senate.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-12-02 09:24|| 2008-12-02 09:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they can help him be funny too. Shame to be a failed comedian as well as a failed senator.

Posted by SteveS 2008-12-02 09:41|| 2008-12-02 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 So far I haven't read anywhere that these ballots were improperly disqualified.
he wants the People's Voice to be Heard but if he doesn't like what he hears he throws a tantrum and goes to the courts.Sore Loser, or maybe just Loser in general, indeed.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-12-02 10:23|| 2008-12-02 10:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Franken was a whinny bitch before the election, he is a whinny bitch now, and he will be a whinny bitch after. He is, after all, a liberal.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-12-02 10:40|| 2008-12-02 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 No recount can be considered accurate or complete until all the ballots cast by lawful voters are counted,

Wouldn't this come under the heading of be careful what you wish for?

Any guesses as to how many unlawful voters voted for Frankenfurter?

Posted by AlanC 2008-12-02 10:59|| 2008-12-02 10:59|| Front Page Top

#6 From what I read, the vote recounters are doing exactly that ... they are recounting the votes that were actually processed on Nov. 4th. They really don't want to get into the business of reviewing whether discarded ballots should now be counted or not. :-/

Posted by ExtremeModerate 2008-12-02 11:12|| 2008-12-02 11:12|| Front Page Top

#7 He's not even a member yet, and he wants his "colleagues" to judge an election.

Buffoon.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-12-02 12:07|| 2008-12-02 12:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Does the word "recount" even apply any more? Does this have anything to do with counting?

Posted by Iblis 2008-12-02 12:12|| 2008-12-02 12:12|| Front Page Top

#9 The insiders from both campaigns say Franken's real goal is to keep Coleman from being seated when the new Senate is sworn in, and then draw things out as long as possible.

That is why he is making so many rediculous challenges.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-12-02 13:12|| 2008-12-02 13:12|| Front Page Top

#10 News reports say that the recount has increased Coleman's lead to 340 or so as of early a.m. today.

Posted by mhw 2008-12-02 13:45|| 2008-12-02 13:45|| Front Page Top

#11 Was'nt it Stalin who said?

"It matters not how the people vote, it only matters who counts the votes."

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-12-02 13:52|| 2008-12-02 13:52|| Front Page Top

#12 This is usually the time Democrats find ballots misplaced behind the washing machine.

Posted by ed 2008-12-02 13:56|| 2008-12-02 13:56|| Front Page Top

#13 ed

Ramsey County finds 171 uncounted ballots

Posted by Beavis 2008-12-02 14:44|| 2008-12-02 14:44|| Front Page Top

#14 Predictable as Old Faithful. Ramsey County:
DEAN BARKLEY 36708 13.39%
NORM COLEMAN 92862 33.88%
AL FRANKEN 142080 51.83%

Posted by ed 2008-12-02 15:01|| 2008-12-02 15:01|| Front Page Top

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