AP analysis gives Franken recount lead

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By David Brauer | Monday, Dec. 15, 2008
Is Al Franken the recount favorite now? His campaign announced he would cut challenges to under 500; Coleman opted for under 1,000. The Strib's Héron Márquez Estrada says Franken might be at a disadvantage, but the Democrat's campaign points to an AP analysis that shows their guy will net 200 "easily assigned" votes, wiping out Coleman's current 192-vote advantage. Franken also has 100 more votes in the rest of the pool and should gain more when uncounted absentees are included.

Although the Strib's "Election is all FUBAR" meme was overwrought this weekend, Monday finds a worthy target: an absentee voting system that so far has rejected 13 percent of votes improperly. Gov. Pawlenty vetoed a bill last year that would've eliminated the requirement that absentee voters give a reason; suppression by complexity?


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Better watch out Normie. Its not just the Franken people saying he is in the lead anymore.

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1. The "reason" requirement is pretty simple. Just check the "out of precinct" box, and you're done. nt