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democraticinsurgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:03 PM Original message |
Minnesota Senate Court Ruling Released |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. And the wait continues... |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. At least they are finally ruling. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. jeezus this is fucking bullshit. |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. A week to count 400 ballots - |
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hasidic acid (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Well heck that's more than 2 an hour...obviously a daunting task! |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. The ballots may be all over the state, and there would be a need... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. Highly unlikely that 400 ballots would put Coleman ahead. |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
41. Don't forget that these only MAY be improperly rejected ballots. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Doesn't sound like there will be enough for Coleman - good |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Probably a federal appeal. A big question is whether Governor Tim Pawlenty... |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I know that Pawlenty will have a lot of pressure |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Too close to call. He might not have even decided yet. |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Federal appeal maybe, but first an appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court is all but certain |
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Johnyawl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. It's usually the Secretary of State who issues the election certificate |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I think in MN it's the Secretary of State and the Governor as well. n/t |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. You are correct |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. The talk I've heard is that Coleman will appeal to a MN supreme court . IMO, he will |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Why would this get to the SCOTUS if this is entirely |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Well, Bush vs. Gore was a state issue...or so we thought |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. So was Florida election 2000 a state issue. But the Supreme Court stuck its long nose |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. This SCOTUS will not pass up an opportunity to seat a republican in the senate. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. The link's strange .............. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Al Franken leads by 272... |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Up to 30% or more for Barkley is likley |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. Fuck Dean Barkley |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Thank you, |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Star Tribune article |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Ahhhhh! |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. You're welcome. NT |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
48. "many that Franken had identified as wrongly rejected" ding ding!! |
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footinmouth (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. The 400 ballots will be counted April 7 |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Coleman would need a 68% margin of victory within these 400 ballots |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Are you assuming all the ballots are for Franken or Coleman? |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Exactamundo! So the odds are all the more better! nt |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. The GOP says the majority of "spoiled" ballots are always from Democrats. |
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wellstone dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. Link to pdf of the order--read it, it's a beautiful document |
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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. So the PDF files actually names the people |
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mountainvue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Yes it does. Interesting. n/t |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Hardly secret ballots, are they. n/t |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. They're absentee ballots, so they can't be submitted anonymously |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. it`s a "privilege" to vote absentee not a "right"..... interesting |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Yes, whoever picked the judges did an excellent job indeed. And that job was done by... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. ya one of the purple people eaters.... |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. I wondered if that was the same Alan Page from the NFL |
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Dollface (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
29. Looks like Al needs 65 of the 400 to beat 50% |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
33. if franken wins this he should take his place in the senate |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yay! |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
46. Gee wiz, maybe he'll get seated by October? November? |
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