All but over for Coleman, experts say

Seven months after Minnesota's Senate election, the state's highest court hasn't reached a decision but election law experts agree: Norm Coleman doesn’t have a prayer.

These experts see almost no chance Coleman's lawyers will prevail in their appeal to the state’s high court to count more ballots in a bid to erase Al Franken’s slim lead.

Peter Knapp, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, pointed to the court's ... Full Story »

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alan segal
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by alan segal - Jun. 11, 2009

yes, any exposure of the GOP and Coleman's contempt for the law and the electoral process is good journalism. There needed to be manymore articles about this ugly attempt by the Republicans to overturn the will of the people.

So if the court confirms Franken shouldn't he get his Senate term extended by 7months? If not the GOP manipulation of the law and the electoral process for their political self interest has won a crucial precedent for once again screwing the hapless and gutless Democrats.

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