Franken's deficit dips below 200 on Day One of Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount

[struggle4progress]

Source: Minnesota Independent

By Chris Steller 11/19/08 9:15 P

Al Franken closed his vote count gap with incumbent Norm Coleman to 172 on Wednesday, the first day of Minnesota’s statewide U.S. Senate election recount. Both candidates lost votes as officials recounted by hand slightly more than 15 percent of 2.9 million ballots cast — but Coleman lost 70 and Franken only 27. The two campaigns challenged nearly equal numbers of ballots ...

The Minnesota Secretary of State’s office is posting daily updates of the recount’s running totals ...

Read more: http://minnesotaindependent.com/18054/frankens-deficit-...

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http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/

[Eric J in MN]

1. They counting included a heavily Democratic area today

(The Iron Range) and so who knows.

[HughMoran]

2. How come the data on the startribune website seems fresher?

http://ww2.startribune.com/news/metro/elections/returns...

[breadandwine]

9. Some reports say 15% now recounted and some say 18%.

It doesn't look like Franken is picking up enough votes. He got a bunch in a Democratic area but he's not picking up much overall.

Plus the GOP is challenging every vote they can. They're playing "chad city." "I don't like this vote! I don't like that vote!" They're basically trying to rig the recount and send Franken votes to Never Never Land.

[smiley]

3. So if Franken actually ends up winning this...

then all we need is Georgia for 60 seats... right? what's going on with that state? Haven't seen much posted about it.

[kay1864]

4. Runoff Dec 2

Right now it doesn't look good for our team in Ga.

But in MN...

Go Al go!

[smiley]

5. to me it seems like a moot point if we don't get 60

[DUlover2909]

6. It's not unimportant at all. We need to win everywhere all the time.

Every time a repuke loses to us it's damned awesome and important. Plus Al Franken is way fucking cool and very liberal.

[The Traveler]

7. not good

but not hopeless.

We Georgians have to get out there and vote to support common sense, reason, our new President, and simple decency. If we do that, Saxby Dumbass is going down.

[breadandwine]

8. Chambliss will be picking up the votes of the Libertarian who won't be in the runoff.

That gives him an edge. Plus it doesn't look like President-elect Obama will be campaigning in Georgia and I've read that that's the only way the Dem turnout could be boosted enough to give Chambliss a run for it. Not looking good.

[alfredo]

10. The AFL/CIO is pumping a lot of money and workers into Ga to unseat

Chambliss. You know every Dem will be getting fliers and phone calls. Turnout is key.

[4_Legs_Good]

11. I had thought I heard the opposite on Morning Edition today

That Coleman had gained more, but fivethirtyeight and what I can figure form the MN SoS site seems to indicate that what you state is true.

Gooood news after getting depressed after what I thought I heard this morning!

David

[apnu]

12. yay! Happy Dance!

[joems]

13. Franken is down by only 155 votes..

Franken is down by only 155 votes.. with 77% left to count..

[Judi Lynn]

14. Thanks! Hope that 77% will bring some good news. Appreciate the update.

Appreciate the update.

Welcome to D.U., joems.