More Bad News For Coleman: Ballot Pool Shrinks

Star Tribune:

In the end, the pool turned out to be pretty shallow.

Republican Norm Coleman had hoped an inspection of hundreds of secrecy envelopes holding rejected absentee ballots would yield enough additional votes to help him cut into DFLer Al Franken's 225-vote lead.

Read the whole story: Star Tribune

Comments

[Vere15]

OK this is becoming like Deal or No Deal- Ginsberg is looking to manufacture other secrecy envelopes

[weatherwaxx]

Bad News for Coleman = Good News for America

[SALADIN]

I live in MN. Voters taking out there frustrations with the offending party unfortunately didn't seem to hurt the poster child of wackiness, Michelle Bachman. What I want to know is why doesn't that dufuss Sen Harry Reid, go ahead an seat Al Franken. Both Reid and Pelosi have to go or else the Dems/Liberals may have a tough time next year!

[lobo1939]

This recount in Minn is nothing more than a red herring by the repugs to keep Al out of the senate as long as possible to dissable Obamas and the dems policy agenda.

[SPQR1775]

I am proud of Nancy Pelosi and the President and the Unions for bringing this so early. We all know that unionization of all the corporate Bushite Globalist running America will enable "WE THE PEOPLE", to move ahead and increase pay equity across America and stop not only the outsourcing of jobs, but the robotization of our jobs. This Bill might fail, but it will allow us once and for all to be able to run progressive candidates against not only the GOP but the "BLUE DOGS" who are really "DINO's" (Democrats In Name Only). UNION STRONG, AMERICA STRONG!
VOTE THESE PEOPLE OUT IN 2010!
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[Three Four Five]

MN-Sen: Coleman's hopes take another hit as registration search only yields 88 or 89 additional ballots

http://voteforamerica.net/editorials/Comments.aspx?ArticleId=249&ArticleName=Secrecy+Envelope+Search+Complete

[jdenham]

After reading the comments on the article it appears Norm Coleman is not a popular man. It appears that the good people of Minnesota are not that pleased with the way Coleman is stringing this out. I woudl not want to be a Republican in the next election, because voters have a tendency to take theri frustration out on the offending party.

[princessk]

What's with that Time article? Pure nonsense, especially that last paragraph saying Minnesotans would "probably" welcome a coin toss to decide it. Hardly, especially if there's a fifty percent chance of being stuck with Coleman for six more years!

[joebaggadonuts]

I'm guessing that the reason that Coleman is continuing to fight is that he is waiting for someone to offer him a job that pays his bills while he waits out the next election until we forget what an a@@ he is making of all of Minnesota.

Too bad all the right wing run companies are in the toilet right now.

[DoTheMath]

I haven't heard any theories suggesting that applying valid standards evenly to all currently uncounted ballots would for some reason result in more votes for Coleman, so apparently he's just cherry-picking ballots to dispute. Why would that be a valid or logical approach?

If we take his complaint about ballots not counted because of a changed apartment number, for example, why assume more Coleman voters than Franken voters moved from one apartment to another in the same complex?

[nochaos]

Just the fact this election is so close...and that a sitting Senator would lose to a ...comedian with a nasal laugh who appears ugly to me...shows Coleman's weakness!!

[JimfromBaltimore49]

Won't it be great to have a senator that wrote a book called "Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot......" and has O'Reilly's blotchy likeness on "Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them". That's what I call bi-partisanship! Go AL!!!!

[Katzencats]

A friend of mine lives in the Twin Cities area. She can't stand Coleman & always refers to him as "that pr!ck". Thanks to her, I now refer to the G.O.P. as the "Gang Of Pr!cks".

I think it fits.

[weatherwaxx]

I thought that was "Greedy Old Pr!cks..."

[Katzencats]

That, too. (also)

[foxbat]

When Coleman was ahead in the election, wasn't he the one saying that for the sake of unity, if he were the one behind, he'd step down? Oh, that's right, he's part of that "do as I say, not as I do" wing of the party.

[nochaos]

Uh...that's the WHOLE PARTY!!!

[democracy7]

Pawlenty should do the right thing. It is time and past time to end this charade, save Minnesotans some money and declare Franken the winner. Even though Pawlenty is a Rethug, even he should realize that the race is over.

[MED1025]

I hope the people of Minnesota remember Gov. Pawlenty's role in this farce when he comes up for re-election.

[MNTom]

He can't run again. His term is up in 2010, and is unable to run for Governor again.

[plzchuteme]

No way can you count on Pawlenty to do the right thing. He's arrogant, stubborn, demeaning, spiteful and vindictive, with mean steak hidden behind that simpleton look, and he'd cut off his nose in spite of his face.