al franken

As I noted last night, the Minnesota recount is under way and Al Franken made up some serious ground in the first day.

Still, why is he contesting the above ballot?

So says political seer Nate Silver.

Apparently, he snapped up 43 net votes today to cut Coleman’s lead from 215 to 172.

And in this first day of counting, right around 15% of the ballots have been counted, so Silver speculates that if this trend continues, Franken would gain 278 votes and beat Coleman by just 63 votes!

Three weeks after Election Day, Minnesota is finally getting around to figuring out who their next Senator will be:

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PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The largest-ever recount in Minnesota history has more than just voters in the state biting their nails.

An army of election workers was to begin a statewide recount Wednesday of more than 2.9 million ballots to determine a winner between Republican Sen.

Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.

AP - With a pair of easy primary victories behind them, comedian-turned-politician Al Franken and Sen.

Halloween is the season of fright and merriment, but sometimes, politics can be just as full of fright.

Just in time for the arrival of the horror-filled holiday, I-Reporter Steve Barone of Minneapolis, Minnesota, put together a humorous and seasonally appropriate parody of Al Franken's run for Minnesota senator.

It's quite an interesting piece, and it's got plenty of tricks and treats for everyone.