Minnesota ruling favors Franken as recount looms

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sen. Norm Coleman has failed in an attempt to block some absentee ballots from being counted in his close race with Democrat Al Franken.

A Ramsey County judge on Saturday denied the request because of lack of jurisdiction. The incumbent Republican had tried to block 32 ballots from heavily Democratic Hennepin County.

Coleman's campaign says the ballots were not counted on Election Day or were not kept in sealed boxes. It says the request was made amid "increasing questions about unexplained and improbable shifts in vote counts."

The most recent vote tally has Coleman leading Franken by only a couple hundred votes. A recount is planned.

Comments

[KarateKid]

If Coleman loses to Franken, he'll have the dubious honor of losing to a comedian AND a former professional wrestler. Some record, Norm.

[Rog49Thomas]

Al's career in the ring wasn't that impressive - even by the (low) standards of "professional" wrestling.

The highlight of his career was when he sucker punched the Hulk with a chair.

[cching]

KarateKid is referring to Coleman's failed bid for Governor vs. Jess "The Body" Ventura in 1996 who actually wasn't a bad "professional" wrestler.

[jackstpaul]

You mean Jesse Ventura, right?

[Grunty1]

Wikipedia said he was on the wrestling team in high school, but that's not the same thing.

[KarateKid]

I meant Jesse Ventura, who beat Coleman for Governor.

[VOTER]

GO AL!!!

SEND NORM PACKING!!!!!!!

[weatherwaxx]

I wonder if Coleman will concede so the healing can begin.

[JayeSF]

Hehehe....good one.

I wonder why normie is so skittish and trying to do everything he can to avoid the recount, or overtly influence the recount by objecting to valid ballots ?

the law's the law...normie should know that, yes ?

...makes one wonder...