Mining the Minnesota Recount
The outcome of this squeaky-close race now rests with the courts. But even if Coleman wins on all points it's far from certain that he would gain enough votes to change the outcome. When the Canvassing Board was forced to count some disputed absentee ballots, for example, it was Franken who won a majority of them. Now Coleman wants even more rejected absentee ballots opened and counted, but nobody can say if he would get a higher percentage of those, or if ... Full Story »
Posted by Mike LaBonte
I supported Franken financially in my small way and continue to help finance the aftermath. I am reconciled to whomever gets the most votes in the end as long as the process is as fair as possible. Minnesota has earned my respect in the way they have conducted themselves in regard to fair elections both in the structure of the legal process and the exercise of the election process. All the states will learn lessons from Minnesota as a result of this contest.