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eagle1776 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:06:20 GMT

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SB — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:12:07 GMT

The Florida Recount was halted by the judgement of the "Nine Wisemen" in Washington DC without the obligation of having every vote counted; the State of Minnesota has committed to having every legally submitted vote counted, so it's taking a bit longer.

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Larry Craig (R) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:13:04 GMT

I'd love to see Al in the Senate in time for the start of the Bush Administration War Crimes Trial.

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GREG REMINGTON — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:14:52 GMT

FRANKEN IS GOING TO WIN THIS THING SO MR COLEMAN STOP TRING TO PULL A FAST ONE BY CHEATING, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS CHEATED AMERICANS ENOUGH FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, JUST PLEASE EXIT GRACEFULLY MR. COLEMAN

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Darnell Walkers, Atlanta GA — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:19:51 GMT

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Mollyanna — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:27:23 GMT

It's time to flip a coin or let everyone vote over again. This is ridiculous.

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Mikebarr — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:28:53 GMT

It's nice to see the Republicans being stopped from stealing another election. Think about it, Coleman was publicly ridiculing Franken for wanting a recount of an election that he appears to have lost.

No Supreme Court to help steal this one, at least not yet. But, we know from expierence these people will do anything to gain power. Keep your powder dry boys!

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Da Doo Ron Ron — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:30:52 GMT

.... and all through the house .... all the cheaters will stirring .... their hopes to arouse.

Get this friggin' thing over with by Easter.

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JTatEHT — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:40:58 GMT

If Franken weren't such a clown, Norm Coleman would have lost by 5% or so election night.

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Jim PA — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:47:06 GMT

instead of spending $$$ on lawyers and dragging this thing out I agree with other posters it is time for both to man up and flip a coin. the margin of error is great than the difference in votes that separate them. The money could be better spent.

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:48:18 GMT

Obama's Report on Blago:

Why the big deal on Obama's report coming out (and when) regarding the Blago controversy. Obama has already stated that none of his staff were involved in any form of corruption or deals with Blago. What makes anyone think the report will say anything different? Why would it after Obama has already stated that nothing new or controversial will come of it? Yet the media makes it sound like a new version of the Bible has been discovered and it will be out in print tomorrow, and they are salivating about this report. But when it comes out and everyone is bored and it states nothing that would implicate any of Obama's staff the media will look like their normal silly selves awaiting like lap dogs for the next possible controversy to arise.

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Raymond St.Germain,St.Paul,mn — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:50:01 GMT

As a minnesotan,i'm more than willing to wait for the secratary of state to determine a winner.This will be a fair recount no matter who wins.Without the third party candidate involved Coleman would have been beaten soundly.Either way the ethics investigation into Colemans antics should be interesting.

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Legion Fielder, Iowa — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:52:20 GMT

So why in the world does Barney Frank keep coming out from under his rock to make stpuid comments? First he blamed the housing bubble burst on the Republicans - not true Barney, you and Dodd had more to do with it. Now he's blasting Obama for having Warren on the stage with him. Who made this low-life back-bench idiot the judge of all in the land?

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Jeff T, Sequim, WA — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:14:48 GMT

It is really interesting how both democrats and republicans are always "stealing" elections, at the same time. Point is, we have no idea who actually won, because it is within the realm of statistical error. It is time for a revote!

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Count all legally cast votes — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:16:09 GMT

Why not just flip a coin at this point? It would be cheaper than a new election and far less of a problem with challanges etc. The incumbant calls it. If he calls heads and it comes up heads Coleman wins but if it comes up tails than Frankin wins.
eagle1776

Eagle, they aren't having a new election, they are counting all ballots pursuant to Minnesota law.

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Jimmyjet Kalamazoo, Mi. — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:20:54 GMT

Al Franken? Are you kidding. An embarrassment to the Party and a humiliation to the State.

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Jackson, Seattle — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:23:40 GMT

As the Democrats slowly steal yet another election (see Washington State governors race for reference). The real disenfranchisement is the Democrats putting up frauds like Franken to run and having governors like Blagojevich and Paterson appoint more frauds to fill other Senate seats. The Senate on the Democratic side is filled with dopes, so having three more dopes in that room won't make much of a difference.
Darnell Walkers, Atlanta GA (Sent Monday, December 22, 2008 5:19
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And how does someone who lives in Georgia have such inside information to know about the electorate in Washington State? Or do you just regurgitate everything Limbaugh and Hannity tell you?

I always love this "thinking" from the Right. bush wins in 2000, but Gregoire steals one...such hypocracy...is it any wonder your party is in shambles?

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justthinkinoutloud — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:40:54 GMT

To Darnell Walkers - you state that the democrats slowly steal another election, but you totally overlook the fact that your guy, the famous shrub, was appointed by the supreme court in 2000, and he was not elected by the voters, even though Gore had the most votes. Now I ask you honestly, how did that work out??? Two endless and unecessary wars, civil rights gone, spying on our citizens, and the worst economy since Hoover. Thanks for your input, it is totally wrong in so many ways, but it was input.

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Watchdog113 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:03:08 GMT

If the incumbant is ever close that this he should loose. The advantive is with the incumbant (money, name recognition etc.) and the challanger has an uphill climb.

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ClaudeM Vancouver WAshington — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:05:58 GMT

Go Mr. Funnyguy Franken! We love your persistence and think you will make a great US Senator. Please tell Coleman not to let the door hit him in the fanny on the way out...he may not have bandaid insurance.

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Unmoved — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:50 GMT

Another hypocritical Republican troll here trying to say some Democrat is trying to steal an election just by making sure the votes are counted and trying to point out a couple Democrats that are frauds when we already know about these Republicans criminals and frauds: Bush, Cheney, Rove, Gonzales, Rumsfeld, Sen Craig, Congressman Foley, Senator Stevens, former governor of IL George Ryan, former Commissioner of the FDA Lester Crawford, US Director of Foreign Assistance Randall Tobias, Congressman Duke Cunningham, Tom DeLay, John Doolittle, Rick Renzi, Former Deputy Interior Secretary Steven Griles, former CIA Executive Director Dusty Foggo, etc, etc, etc.... For more, check out "You Don't Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values" by Win McCormack.

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Moronic Scribe Dalton GA — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:02:09 GMT

As good ol' Charlie Brown might say .......

AAAAARRRRGGGGH!!!!!!

Please find a way to get the thing over with!

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Joseph J. Smith — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:16:03 GMT

If the count comes up short for Al don't worry. They can just keep counting them over till he wins.

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Alfred Easyoff, Seattle WA — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:23:05 GMT

Republicans never seem to be satisfied if they lose. It just keeps their fantasy conspiracies alive.
Take for an example the 2004 Washington State Governors race. After more than 3 million votes cast the race was too close to call, by Washington State law which requires a mandatory machine recount. In the initial count Dino Rossi,the Republican, won by a scant few hundred votes. This didn't mean he had won, since a recount was required by law. In the machine recount Rossi won again, but by a much smaller margin.
At this point, either candidate has the legal option to pay for a hand recount, which the Democratic candidate opted to do (and the Republican at the time said he would have done too, if the situation was reversed). The hand recount gave the election to the Democrat by 129 votes (an advantage of 0.0043%).
The Republicans naturally called it fraud, and to be fair the Democrats would have too.
It went to court with the Republican party challenging the count by the Election Commission and challenging a number of voters personally. They were thrilled when the case went to the most conservative judge in Washington State, who was also a Republican.
His results were that not only was there no fraud, but the Republican voter challenge was so flawed that he awarded over a hundred more votes to the winner, the Democrat.
The results of the investigation: Election Official's error rate - 0.02% Republican parties error rate - 16%.
Now,can we finally put this to rest!

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ME, Santa Ana, CA — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:44:22 GMT

Question: With senators missing from Mn and NY, and at least one other senator going, is the filibuster magic number still 60?

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Jaye Cee, Burlington, Vermont — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:01:34 GMT

Horray to Minnesota.
Democracy should have no timeline or end dates.
Those who have died for our freedom rejoice that those
in Minnesota honor your sacrifices by standing firm behind the ideal of each vote counting.
Let this be the example for all close races to come.
Counting each vote is the only way to ensure there are no "cheaters"

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JoeTraveller — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:07:33 GMT

All because a bunch of clowns cannot figure out how to simply fill in an oval on a ballot. A simple and easy to read and understand ballot that any Kindergartener ought to be able to fill out. How embarrassing for MN.

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Carpetbeetle — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:27:23 GMT

God loves a Democrat

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Tom, Sauk Rapids, MN — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:36:05 GMT

As the Democrats slowly steal yet another election (see Washington State governors race for reference). I was working ing Seattle for part of this summer and fall, when everyone thought that the rematch would go to the repub Rossi vs the democrat Gregoire would go to Rossi, until everyone really started to look at what a reactionary Rossi is. This time around Gregoire very handly defeated Rossi - 54% to 46%. Oh, and this senate seat, held by Wellstone, well, Wellstone defeated Rudy Boschwitz twice, first time relatively closely, second time by a much more comfortable margin. No repub has had a comfortable election for the senate or the governorship in MN - better than 52% - since Nixon.

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jdowd, somerset, nj — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:36:25 GMT

no one is stealing this election. this is simply too close to call with the technology we have to cast and count votes - it is a virtual tie. flipping a coin would probably be the fairest thing. anyway, hope franken wins.

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Minnesota — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:41:03 GMT

Seems that the Coleman camp has been introducing doubt into the process the whole time. First alleging ballots were stored in a car trunk, they were no. Requesting Franken concede without a recount when the law required a recount. Then trying to get lost ballots tossed when marked envelopes and election machine clearly showed the votes had been cast and precidents from previous elections stated if ballots are lost then use machine tallies. Next demanding improperly rejected ballots be invalidated. Now they are circulating a "duplicate ballots" story with no proof just using the usual busy election night confusion to assert that this somehow caused duplicate ballots. If it did then prove it and deduct the votes but otherwise its just a convenient theory for the losing side. How about we take account all the various ethics issues that Coleman is facing when we consider his duplicate ballots theory

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Vicki — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:18:18 GMT

Just fairly count the votes. Then when Al Franken wins it will be just like President Obama's win. The proof is in the votes and the voters have made their choice unlike some.

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TD — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:25:35 GMT

"The Senate on the Democratic side is filled with dopes"... Is that right? Well, the Dope In Chief (R) of all time finally leaves office next month. How does anyone have ownership of "The Football" for 8 years, and still pronounce it "nucular"?

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John Lillard, Albuquerque, NM — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:32:56 GMT

Responding to Darnell Walkers of Atlanta, the only dopes I can see are in the state of Georgia who elected that fraud, Saxby Chambliss. It is rare that an entire state should be ashamed. Lester Maddox would be proud.

John from New Mexico

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John Lillard, Albuquerque, NM — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:34:03 GMT

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Laney, Kennewick, WA — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:58:42 GMT

In Washington State Govenors race rematch, 4 years later, the Democrat won by a larger margin. And the second time there had been extensive review and purging of the voter registrations because of Republican complaints. Looks like the Republicans lost fairly.

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Sam, Athens, Ga — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:00:46 GMT

Why is NBC not questioning some of the standards that the canvassing board is using in deciding who the voter intended to vote for. This thing is a joke on so many levels.

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Das Thadds — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:18:49 GMT

Another fraud the Democrats are pulling is in NY. What is with this Kennedy woman? We obviously know that she’s quite wealthy, but beyond that, we don’t know much about where she gets her income, how she’s invested, whether she has followed her own principles in her investing activities, and so forth.

Kennedy has said no to all requests for this infomration.

Sounds like she wants her cake, and to eat it too.

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Gene Raley, Mobile , Alabama — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:18:51 GMT

Republicans or Democrats, put them in a paper bag, add a bunch of taxpayer money, shake them up and when you pour them out, they are hugging and kissing one another. When will the real public servants appear?

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Mike Shilling, Baltimore, MD — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:22:02 GMT

Both sides are acting in good faith now, but Greg you are really just a little slow, and Larry there will be no War Trials are you kidding? Why do I actually read any of your comments.

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Frank Porter Tampa FL — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:37:10 GMT

I find it hard to understand that "BALLETS" that were found in the trunk of somebodies car trunk a week AFTER the election (and never verified cast on election day) would actually be concidered legitimate let alone legal. AL FRANKEN is just AL GORE with glasses. I guess guys named AL are just really bad LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tangito — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:44:45 GMT

If Franken wins, the recount is justifiable. I'm not necessarily for Franken but in close elections, great effort should be exerted to count every vote. If one vote is not properly counted, how can we be certain our indvidual vote was properly counted?

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mike, ogden,utah — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:00:15 GMT

Republicans will try to steal ANY office, no matter how small. It DOES help to have a brother in power in the state in question, and I am not sure that Coleman has that. Another good thing to have is no conscience and a leaning toward criminality (see George W. Bush). We as a nation have all seen who tries to steal elections, and it ain't Democrats. If all votes were counted in the beginning, Franken would have been in the lead. I feel that Minnesota will do this thing as fairly as it can be done and that it will work out no matter who wins. It would have been nice if Florida would have had the propensity for honesty and detail that Minnesota has. It would have saved us a lot of money.

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J. Bingham, (Seattle, WA) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:16:45 GMT

Darrell Walker is mad the Democrats are stealing another one....

Greg Remmington and MikeBarr are convinced the Rebuplicans are trying to cheat...

Don't you people have anything better to do than sit around and hate another group of Americans who hold slightly different views of each other.

I guess this is social progress... instead of discriminating based on race, religion and sex, we still hate just as before. We just find other ways to classify people.

Get a life...

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Mark — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:29:49 GMT

It's amusing how whiny Dems complain for years about the Reps 'stealing elections' but they are just fine and dandy when one of their own does it... Just shows it's about one of their own winning and not about anything remotely resembling integrity on their parts. Of course 'integrity' isn't usually in most Democrat's vocabulary anyways so that not exactly a surprise...

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Damn you Congress — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:21:44 GMT

The Ral Issue to be addressed, who authorized the Excu's $1,6 billion freebie hand out. How far and how much depth is this corruption going to be allowed to continue? The scam and scum bags now taking food and homes away from the people, Yet no one or group Voice their rage. The tax dollar is the peoples money! This is the height of shame, this is nothing more than rewarding a criminal.
I will hope that all Washington self serving useless paper hangers rot in hell!!!!!!!!!

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ilemi — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:46:10 GMT

Why is it that Democrats insist on recounting until they get the results they want?

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Bill Jenkins — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:16:45 GMT

Seriously, are you moronic liberals really so stupid that you are going to still believe that 1) Bush will be tried for War Crimes and 2) that Franken is not a moron?

Al Franken is not funny, but he IS a joke. A joke on the election process (I personally know out-of-state voters who voted for that moron...yes, the people I personally know are morons as well), a joke as a senator, and a joke to the people of Minnesota and the USA. If there is a god (and there isn't), he would get an aggressive form of cancer and be dead in a year.

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Sharon, San Antonio, TX — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:40:11 GMT

I would consider Franken a joke if he weren't such a hateful creep. We can only hope that he is stopped from joining the United States Senate where he could do more damage to the American image of truth than he already has. He's nothing but a lying, sleazy jerk! If they do elect him, then they deserve what they get. I mean...first Jesse Venture, now Al. Get serious for a change.

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Doc Labmik, Seattle, Washington — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:43:43 GMT

democrats will stop at nothing to create votes where they don't exist...who are the real cheaters? who REALLY steal elections? do your homework people!...read the facts!....don't be naive...democrats have stolen several elections in the last forty years. whine, whine, whine, and blame bush for everything and hide under that mantle - you merely come across as ignorant and cynical. merry christmas.

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BrianR — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:54:04 GMT

Please stop comparing this to 2000. In 2000
Gore tried to have targeted recounts in only two places and close all counts where he was narrowly ahead. That is not what Fla law said to do. The Fla court bowed their heads in liberal homage to the fabricated process made up by the Gore-ites, ignoring their own state law. The US Court simply handed Fla their own law books and said "read this and stop making stuff up." I am not aware of either side in Minn trying to pull a creative Gore thing and make up legal procedure on the fly. Stop the comparison to 2000.

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Barbyrah, Minnesota — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:51:37 GMT

For those calling for the recount to end pronto, or suggesting a flip of the coin: As a Minnesotan, I'm delighted to see real democracy in action. The Canvassing Board did an amazing job, the live-streaming video of the entire procedure made everything more transparent than a piece of glass Something to celebrate, don't you think? P.S. I'd rather it take weeks...and count every vote accurately...than any other alternative.

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Jeff. Illinois — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:26:06 GMT

This is a message that all republicans in the future should look too! No more elections will go unchallenged! If they would have counted every vote in Florida 8 years ago then we would have never had the last 8 years (What a refreshing thought). When an election is this close it is imperative to make sure the right person won. We've seen over the last 8 years what can happen when the wrong person wins.

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Tim, NY — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:43:30 GMT

First Jesse Ventura, next Al Franken. I'm sure very soon the voters of Minnesota will elect Homer Simpson to office. And I though New York is a screwed up state!

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Ted K, Hyannis, MA — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:59:32 GMT

Well if Coleman prevails, we will recount again, and again, and again, unitl we have franken as the winner, then we will certify and all chellenges will be closed.

Remember the washington gov? count till a democant wins, then stop.

If you have an election, and a recount, and a re-recount and you get three different numbers, then the last number is no more or less valid than any other. The ONLY VALID NUMBER IS A VERIFIABLE, REPEATABLE NUMBER. Unless you're in hillsyland, then the only valid number is the one that favors her.

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Matthew Davis, Richmond, VA — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:13:33 GMT

If Minnesota had a runoff between the top two like Georgia does, this whole process would have been over by now.

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Herr VonKirk, Newport News, Va. — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:18:21 GMT

Ok, let me see if I get this straight.
Coleman wants to disallow votes (no mater the outcome).
And Franken wants to allow all votes (no mater the outcome).
Hmmmm, which one's "More American"?

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D in Florida — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:52:27 GMT

Darnell,

Excuse me???? Which party is stealing an election??

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Half-Senator — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:15:45 GMT

Make them both half-senators... Coleman can be senator on Sun/Tues/Thurs, and Franken on Mon/Wed/Fri (then they both have Saturday off and MN can just deal with no representation that day)

Case solved, etc.

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BamaBoy — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:45:41 GMT

I'm no Rep. or Dem. and voted Obama but Frankin wasn't any good on SNL. Why in the hell should he be a senator???

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Ryan, Phoenix, AZ — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:05:07 GMT

Republican or Democrat, it doesn't matter...Stuart Smalley (aka Al Franken) is a joke. And the only reason he competed for the job is because of the sheer hatred for President Bush. With one of the lowest all time approval ratings in congress, why not put one more idiot up there.

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XMan34, Seattle, WA — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:15:02 GMT

Darnell Walkers: It is a myth that the Democrats stole the Washington gubernatorial election. Unlike Bush-Gore, Franken-Coleman, or other basically tied elections, in Washington there was a full trial before a superior court judge. The Republicans' lawyer argued in opening statement that fraud had been committed. Both sides presented ample evidence of errors that favored one candidate or the other. But there was never proof of fraud, and the trial judge so held. And in 2008 there was a "revote" between the same two candidates, in which the Democrat, Gov. Gregoire, won handily.

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Dave S, Houston, TX — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:16:48 GMT

To SB and others,

While the Florida recount was "ended by the Nine Wisemen", later analysis by the press indicated that George W Bush did in fact win Florida. So, perhaps it is a shame that the Supremes ended the recount, but the effect was the same in any event. Except it gave MoveOn, etc. things to carp about for the last eight years.

WRT Minnesota, the recount process is being followed to the bitter end. So why don't you just Move On from what happened eight years ago?

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Diane from Illinois — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:40:21 GMT

The Senate on the Democratic side is filled with dopes, so having three more dopes in that room won't make much of a difference.
Darnell Walkers, Atlanta GA
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Compared to the idiots still residing at the White House, this group looks like the smartest bunch yet. Bush can't even give a press conference without screwing it up.