Minnesota Recount: Franken Starting To Make Big Gains On Challenged Ballots

[jenmito]

"For the past few days, the Minnesota State canvassing board has been sifting through the roughly 1,500 ballots challenged by both candidates for U.S. Senate.

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On Thursday, however, the canvassing board made its way to the approximately 1,000 ballots that Coleman had challenged. And the tides have dramatically shifted in Franken's favor. Plowing through the pile of ballots (the board insisted that it will finish this process on Friday afternoon, regardless of how long it has to work on that day) Franken's vote pickup total rose to more than 220 by 12:45 P.M.

As such, it seems increasingly likely that Franken will soon be in the black when it comes to votes gained, and that the gap he faced on Election Day will begin to close. Both the Associated Press and the Minneapolis Star Tribune project that Franken will overtake Coleman once this process is ended. And this count doesn't even include the disputed wrongfully rejected absentee ballots that the canvassing board ruled should be added to the final result."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/18/minnesota-recount-franken_n_152101.html

[firedupdem]

1. Great News! One more for our side! n/t

[jenmito]

8. Yup-and it's looking great for our side-especially when the AP projects Franken will

be ahead in the end!

[Cleita]

2. Keeping my fingers crossed. n/t

[blueclown]

3. Al will finish the challenge with a lead of 100+ votes.

I think it would be in the best interests of Minnesota if Norm Coleman concedes when that happens.

[Cleita]

4. Double post.

[blueclown]

6. I meant concede.

Sorry. ;)

[Cleita]

5. What do you want him to succeed at?

Did you mean secede?

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Still rooting for Al...fingers crossed.

[jenmito]

9. It's lookin' good for us according to the AP and the Minneapolis Tribune.