***Minnesota Absentee Vote Counting Thread** Starting 1:35 PST Franken +49

[grantcart]

Franken starts with + 49


Watch it here: http://www.theuptake.org/

Spreadsheet here http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=ps4WhWhMtWl0dvl90V0FUDQ&output=html&gid=0&range=grid




They are taking a short break after sorting and checking the ballots.

When they come back they will start counting.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Recommended - thanks for the links, grant!

Is there any sense yet where the absentee ballots will take this? Advantage Coleman or Franken?:shrug:

[backscatter712]

3. I'd say advantage Franken.

This is Coleman's last chance, but chances are Franken's gonna come up ahead.

Of course, there will be shenanigans from the Coleman campaign - attempts to block votes from Franken-leaning precincts, coupled with demands to count votes from Coleman-leaning precincts, and it will all end up in court, again.

There may be yet more confusion, but in the end, I think Franken's got this one.

[CatWoman]

2. thanks very much for this

I was scouring the net for updates on this situation.

should have known to come to DU first :)

:hi:

[grantcart]

4. a lot of preparation work up til now

We should have a real clear idea with the first 200 ballots

[Thrill]

5. Whats to stop the Sec of State from certifying the results today?

[LaPera]

6. Franken will be our next US Senator, no doubt about it!

Unless Coleman & the republicans get away with their slimy planned tactics!

[Hamlette]

7. are they counting right now? What is going on? Anyone know? n/t

[Lochloosa]

8. Not counting yet. Going over all ballots to see which to count.

[rhett o rick]

9. thanks k & r

[Kahuna]

10. Thanks Grantcart!!

:yourock:

[wellstone dem]

11. Go Al,

[saltpoint]

12. Go, Al.

You can call him Al, and I hope very soon you can call him Senator Franken.

[WyLoochka]

13. Spreasheet not updating Franken votes

beyond 23 pick ups

[WyLoochka]

15. Fixed now n/t

[grantcart]

14. Franken expanding lead +93

[grantcart]

16. Franken now ahead + 103

[SoCalDem]

33. +186 woohoo

:)

[grantcart]

17. Franken +112

[grantcart]

19. holy shit

Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Barkley



LOL



None for Coleman

[Zynx]

21. My caution here would be that they seem to go in streaks.

I remember for the regular count with disputed ballots they went in streaks.

[WyLoochka]

18. Franken +136

740 more to go

[ram2008]

20. Congratulations Senator Franken!

By the looks of this he will get a +300-400 win.

[grantcart]

22. Franken + 135

[WyLoochka]

23. Franken +143

680 to go

*the figures from the spreadsheet differ from the live stream caption total

edited to add note

[WyLoochka]

24. Franken +156

581 to go (spreadsheet)

[VeraAgnes]

25. Does this count

also include Al's previous 50 votes before this count?

[grantcart]

29. right this is his net lead

[VeraAgnes]

35. Thanks

I'm at work...DU on the PDA and uptake on my fiiltered work computer. :)

[mzmolly]

26. It's looking good for Franken

and as such Minnesota. CROSSING FINGERS OVA HERE!

[grantcart]

27. Franken + 153 I didn't realize that Charles Barkley was that popular in Minnesota lol

[Dennis Donovan]

31. Hahaha!

:spray: Mr Undervote, too...

[WyLoochka]

28. Franken +166

479 to go (spreadsheet)

[grantcart]

30. +173

[Usrename]

32. I'm on tenderhooks

whatever that means

[grantcart]

34. +185

[grantcart]

36. +192

[grantcart]

39. + 201

[grantcart]

40. Franken has won even if Coleman gets all the rest of the absentee votes

Franken's lead will stay

[FrenchieCat]

45. Great news!

:bounce:

:woohoo:

[d_b]

37. Go Franken!

:woohoo:

[GobamaX]

38. Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken Franken

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I like where this is going.

[WyLoochka]

41. 188 to go Franken +205

[Grateful for Hope]

42. Thank you for posting this

it is exciting to watch the count in real time.

Looks like Coleman can't win now. Less votes left to count than Franken's lead.

:fistbump:

[Bunny]

43. OK, so is this *it*?

Will we know this evening if Al is finally and officially the winner? He's currently up by 218.

[grantcart]

44. start new thread here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8054343

[BeyondGeography]

46. Senator Franken

:patriot:

[democrattotheend]

49. Have any news organizations called it yet?

I know the Secretary of State won't certify until at least Tuesday, but I am curious if the AP or any of the networks have made a projection now?

[wellstone dem]

47. What a beautiful thing that was to watch

Senator Al Franken~

[GreenTea]

48. New congress should fight for paper ballots-Get rid of easily hackable electronic voting machines

that the lying cheating republicans love so much...