Minnesota Recount

Minnesota Recount In Unresolved Governor's Race Gets Underway

AP | BRIAN BAKST and MARTIGA LOHN | Posted 05.25.2011

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Barely an hour into a statewide recount of Minnesota's close race for governor Monday, a volunteer for Democrat Mark Dayton ge...

Seeing Through the Voting Booth

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Epstein

In this age when we are looking to social entrepreneurs to improve the world let's celebrate the open source developers who are working to shine a light on how the country votes.

Al Franken Gets the Last Laugh

Abe Silk | Posted 05.25.2011

Abe Silk

Well the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" took what seemed like 10,000 years, but the Minnesota Supreme Court finally ruled yesterday in a unanimous decision to certify Al Franken's election victory.

Minnesota Decision: Supreme Court Says Rules For Franken, Coleman Concedes

AP/Huffington Post | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 05.25.2011

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running...

NormDollar.com: Provide Norm Coleman with the Knock-Out Punch

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Senate Guru

Due to Coleman's obstinance, progressives have raised over $140,000 assisting progressive candidates for Congress against the very Republicans whose Party leaders are keeping Coleman's appeals going.

MN-Sen: I Don't Trust Tim Pawlenty

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Senate Guru

At the very least, Pawlenty's reassuring words are not all that reassuring.

Norm Coleman Escorted To Court By Criminal Defense Lawyer

Minnesota Post | Posted 05.25.2011

...Like an Agatha Christie mystery, all the key players arrived on the scene, as if reprising their performances since the recount began. Friedberg, t...

Sam Stein

Fox News Accuses Norm Coleman Of Judicial Activism

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

On Monday, Fox News Reporter Steve Brown was asked to analyze just where the Minnesota Senate recount stood as both sides brought their cases before t...

MN-Sen: Two New Polls Say Minnesotans Want Coleman to Concede Already

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Senate Guru

Although 57 percent of Republican poll respondents approve of Coleman's appeal to the state Supreme Court, the same portion of Republicans want him to quit should he lose there.

Al Franken, Norm Coleman Get A Court Date

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

On June 1, the Minnesota Supreme Court will hear the case of Sen. Norm Coleman versus erstwhile latenight comedian Al Franken, a case which the voters...

MN-Sen: Norm Coleman's Sidekicks as Hypocritcal as He Is

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Senate Guru

It is important to note that, while Coleman is Hypocrite-in-Chief of the Coleman campaign, he surrounds himself with like-minded hypocrites.

MN-Sen: "Pulling a Norm Coleman" and NormDollar.com

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Senate Guru

While Coleman sore-losers it up, there's a new effort: NormDollar.com -- "A Dollar a Day to Make Norm Go Away."

DNC Chair: Coleman Should Concede

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.25.2011

DNC Chair Tim Kaine called Tuesday for Norm Coleman to concede the Minnesota Senate race to Al Franken, after a three-judge panel declared Franken th...

Sam Stein

Obama Agrees: Franken Won The Most Votes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

The Obama administration stated its support on Tuesday for a three-judge panel ruling that Al Franken had received the most votes in the Senate electi...

GOP Silent On Minnesota Senate Ruling

MSNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

While the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released statements last night congratulating Al Franken and ratc...

Franken Ruled Winner, Again

Aaron Keyak | Posted 05.25.2011

Aaron Keyak

Yesterday's ruling by the Minnesota Court that Franken won the election, not only puts Minnesota closer to getting a second Senator, but further damages whatever political future Norm Coleman has left.

Sam Stein

Franken Picks Up 87 Votes; Frustration With Coleman Grows

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

The news keeps getting worse for Norm Coleman, with a counting of previously-rejected ballots on Tuesday only adding to his deficit and a growing numb...

Sam Stein

Republicans Urging Coleman To Keep Fighting Attacked Gore Over Recount

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

The Senate race in Minnesota seems no closer to resolution than it did on election night. With Al Franken clinging to a 225 vote lead and Norm Coleman...

Minnesota's US Senate Election - What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

The Uptake | Posted 05.25.2011

The Uptake

The Minnesota election contest has been a soap opera, drawing thousands of viewers from all over the country every day.

Norm Coleman's a Sore Loser, Why Won't The Press Say So?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Boehlert

If Coleman soon suffers yet another recount loss and appeals to the Minnesota Supreme Court, will the press finally dip its toe into the sore loser pool?

Aristotle and the Minnesota Senate Seat

Tom Gerety | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Gerety

What we do not need -- and should not tolerate -- is a dithering quest for perfection in elections -- like the one still underway in Minnesota.

Coleman Wants Do-Over: Lawyers Ask That Election Be 'Set Aside' Altogether

Star Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

For more than a month, Norm Coleman stressed flaws in Minnesota's election system. And on Monday, Coleman lawyer Jim Langdon wrote the three-judge pa...

Norm Coleman 'Rests His Case'

Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Norm Coleman's lawyers rested their case in the U.S. Senate recount trial this afternoon, clearing the way for Al Franken's attorneys to begin their c...

Coleman Wants a Mulligan

David Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

David Goldstein

Franken was determined the winner by the rules in place at the time, and that makes him a more legitimate winner than Coleman and his ill-conceived and ultimately futile calls for a re-vote.

RNC Puts $250K Into Coleman Recount

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

The Republican National Committee has transferred $250,000 to the Minnesota GOP to help pay legal fees in Norm Coleman's ongoing recount battle agains...