Coleman Vote-Gaining Maneuver Only Helps Franken Expand Lead

Talking Points Memo:

Here is an astoundingly funny blooper from today's Minnesota state canvass board meeting: The Coleman campaign tried out an interesting maneuver on ballot challenges in an attempt to regain some lost ground against Al Franken -- and then they only ended up losing more ground.

As we reported on Tuesday, the Coleman campaign asked to be able to reinstate some of the ballot challenges that they'd previously withdrawn before these meetings had begun. Basically, they wanted to use the benefit of now knowing what the board members' standards and precedents were on figuring out how to count the disputed ballots, and then apply that knowledge to some challenges they'd previously thought wouldn't work.

Read the whole story: Talking Points Memo

Comments

[deke4]

05:45 AM on 12/21/2008

And seeking the stoppage of a close recount of the votes spits in the face of the democracy Coleman says he cherishes. What is it with all these Republican­s with small beady eyes and big teeth. Do they think they can stare down anyone and chew up those who stare back?

[alwaysthere]

04:14 PM on 12/20/2008

Cruelty
Will do anything for the right to preach
But sadly
No matter how clever it's sermons are
Insoence, hatred, and pain
Are all it has to teach

blessings

[BushBites]

03:42 PM on 12/20/2008

Doesn't matter if Coleman wins or loses.

He's going to prison either way.

[tcuoohjohn]

06:04 PM on 12/20/2008

Yep....Col­eman is the guaranteed winner of the "Sweethear­t Of Cell Block D " contest.

[ibsteve2u]

03:37 PM on 12/20/2008

I hope Franken wins myself.

If for no other reason than to - perhaps - force the Republican­s to rethink their position on liberty and freedom.

Holding that you yourself should have the liberty to take any action required to accumulate wealth while demanding the right to restrict the freedoms - of any sort - of others is untenable.

[JTyroler]

01:12 PM on 12/20/2008

Could 2009 really be the year of Al Franken?

[hallsdelight]

12:49 PM on 12/20/2008

LeeVing, I agree who would believe the comedian Would be the one that stood his ground. Hopefully other Democrats will grow backbones too.

[hallsdelight]

12:39 PM on 12/20/2008

Looking forward to hearing O'Riley of Faux news say "Senator Al Franken" .Priceless­.

[mouselion]

02:43 PM on 12/20/2008

Heh Heh!

[tcuoohjohn]

06:07 PM on 12/20/2008

Franken ought to thank Limbaugh and O'Reilly in his acceptance speech. After all it was the bizarre antics of Rush and Bill that made Franken run for office,

[LeeVing]

12:37 PM on 12/20/2008

Franken has set a valuable example: Democrats can stand their ground, fight back and win honestly.

[seattlejanet]

12:02 PM on 12/20/2008

Coleman---

Just give up the fight..tim­e for you and your cronies to go away......­.

[fumes2]

11:30 AM on 12/20/2008

Was there any doubt that Franken could steal this election?

[amistad]

11:49 AM on 12/20/2008

Was there any doubt that Coleman would try to steal this election?

[RepublicanMicky]

11:52 AM on 12/20/2008

Bush didn't??

[OlskoolDem]

10:05 AM on 12/20/2008

Welstones Karma coming back to haunt ya??

[Okieborn]

09:43 AM on 12/20/2008

Norm Give It UP and Just Go Away and take Bush and Lieberman with you !!!

[seattlejanet]

12:03 PM on 12/20/2008

Yeppers..!

[amcg50]

08:10 AM on 12/20/2008

I just want to hear BillO say Senator Al Frankin!

[LeftLeanWing]

05:39 AM on 12/20/2008

Coleman's Dentist:
http://www­.siteoffli­ne.com/fil­es/glenn_q­uagmire_19­20x1200.pn­g

gigadee gigadee

[UncleJimbo]

10:49 AM on 12/20/2008

Thanks! I always wanted to know how to spell that thing Quagmire says! Gigadee Gigadee!

[Carolab]

04:42 AM on 12/20/2008

OMG! Read these articles!

http://www­.bradblog.­com/?p=676­5

http://www­.opednews.­com/articl­es/Evidenc­e-of-Repub­lican-Fra-­by-E-Nelso­n-081110-7­88.html

[Kassandra]

11:14 AM on 12/20/2008

Read 'em.......­....Veeerr­ry interestin­g.........­......

[athenalong]

03:07 PM on 12/20/2008

SECOND!

Everyone should take 2 minutes to read this.

The bradblog story is CONSPICUOU­SLY absent from the news/blogs I regularly read today...

He made sure to make that plane go down on a Friday night to take advantage of the news cycle for darn sure.

[Carolab]

01:23 AM on 12/21/2008

Check out the video:

Velvet Revolution had tips beforehand that Connell should not fly--and he twice did NOT because of it.

http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=LFIWwjkSV­4E