Al Franken Wins Minnesota Senate Race...Again
If character were oil, Norm Coleman would be a quart low. He has lost the Minnesota Senate race. He also lost the recount. And the lawsuit. You see a trend here?
If character were oil, Norm Coleman would be a quart low. He has lost the Minnesota Senate race. He also lost the recount. And the lawsuit. You see a trend here?
Rick Hasen | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics
I have taken a very quick look at the opinion of the three judge court in the Coleman election contest. Here are some initial thoughts. 1. A reasona...
Washington Post | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics
A three judge state panel convened to review an election contest brought by former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in his race against entertainer Al ...
Mark Green | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics
Senator-elect Al Franken hasn't spoken to the national media since November -- until now.
The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics
Al Franken gave his first national media interview since November to Air America's Mark Green Friday. Franken acknowledges the difficulties of his lo...
Politico | Josh Kraushaar Josh Kraushaar | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics
Three months after Election Day, the Minnesota showdown between Al Franken and Norm Coleman continues, and the ever-changing storyline has now settled...
CNN | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics
The fight over Minnesota's Senate seat is still making its way through the legal system, but Democrat Al Franken's staff on Monday began publicly call...
Washington Post | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics
Entertainer Al Franken (D-Minn.) will spend the next two days in Washington readying himself to serve in the Senate, a move that comes even as the con...
Minnesota Star Tribune | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics
As both sides hurled taunts and accusations Wednesday, lawyers for DFLer Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman braced for a showdown today in the sta...
The Uptake | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics
Al Franken says state law prevents a re-do of the recount; Norm Coleman says the opposite. Today at 2:30 CST, a three-panel judge will hear the first motion in the Senate race's election contest.
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics
UPDATE: Coleman's Senate office has been ordered closed, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: With the recount battle still underway, the doors to ...
The Uptake | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics
Nearly two months after the election, Minnesota will have a final vote total for the US Senate race. What it won't have is a US Senator. Monday the...
Brian Normoyle | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics
Coleman's earlier admonishments about healing quickly and sparing taxpayer dollars have given way to a stubborn refusal to be a man of his word.
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics
During Bush's first term, I remember seeing you at the White House a number of times. Since that time, your relationship with the president changed dramatically. He's leaving and you are trying to hang on to power by nearly any means necessary.
FiveThirtyEight | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics
Who was this ballot cast for? Norm Coleman, right? No, this is not a trick question. Unless your name is John Lott, Jr., Ph.D. and you just publishe...
AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota voters won't know who won the state's U.S. Senate race this year, and it's looking more likely that the new Congress...
AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrat Al Franken edged ahead of Republican incumbent Norm Coleman on Friday for the first time in Minnesota's long-running ...
James Mulvaney | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics
I'm not suggesting any criminal activity. I'm not suggesting you pocket the proceeds of a sale of the NY senate seat. Just have the candidate deposit it right in the treasury.
AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jesus, Bob Dylan and Mickey Mouse will play a part in determining Minnesota's next senator. So will voters who scrawled the sa...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the hunt for missing ballots in Minnesota is off, at least for the moment: The missing 133 ballots in a Mi...
AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A quick finish to Minnesota's U.S. Senate race seemed unlikely Thursday when the city of Minneapolis was given an open-ended e...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics
UPDATE: Al Franken's campaign tells reporters that if the missing ballots are not recovered, he will lost his lead over Sen. Norm Coleman. The Minne...
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: The U.S. Senate recount continued Thursday without major glitches across Minnesota, as tabulators and the volu...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: The Great Minnesota Recount kicked off Wednesday with masses of volunteers for Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Colem...
The Uptake | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
The audit had some indications that getting more than a hundred county and local government units to follow certain standards and procedures in the anticipated recount may be difficult.
Paul Begala | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics