Comments on: Pundits Agree: Norm Probably Can’t Win

By: SeanH

SeanH — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:15:12 +0000

how can there be 25 precints with more votes than voters?

Easy. Its not true.

By: CMan

CMan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:08:34 +0000

When you say one of the weakest Senators in US history, do you mean even as weak as Dayton, another great senatorial pick by the great state of MN?

You know, maybe we should hope for a 60 vote margin in the Senate. They’ve secured everything else, and we may as well sit back and watch em F-it up. By the way, how can there be 25 precints with more votes than voters?

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U.S. Senator-elect Al Franken roundup | The-Informer — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:53:34 +0000

[…] CNN, Hotline Editor-in-Chief Amy Walter said: “it’s going to be very hard for Norm Coleman to overturn […]

By: Christopher Truscott

Christopher Truscott — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:03:04 +0000

It’s over. Congrats are in order.

By: rainman

rainman — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:50:18 +0000

dtm….very nice post, and I couldn’t agree more. Also, for those wishing voters would demonstrate outside Coleman’s office, he doesn’t have one. He is without a job as we speak, although I look for him to become some kind of consultant as I believe he can’t be a lobbyist for at least 1 year (I could be wrong about this). I think the stuffy Senate could use both some freshman humility as well as some well timed humor from Senator Franken.

By: DantheMan

DantheMan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:49:34 +0000

The court has denied Coleman’s request. It is Senator Franken, the winner.

I’m ready to look forward. Let’s get past this and get on with things. I hope Senator Franken, (aka to the rest of the country “that guy from Saturday Night Live”, I’ve found in my recent travels), does a good job for all Minnesotans. I didn’t vote for him, I will probably be critical of many of his positions, and there is a 50/50 chance I’ll actively campaign and contribute for his competitor in 2014 (based on how he does between now and then). But for now, he is my Senator and I’ll wish him the best.

If I could say a prayer for Senator Franken, I would pray that he goes to DC with the humility of a Freshman Senator and not of a celebrity, and that the public and media gives him a chance to prove himself as a public servant and not treat him of a partisan author and talk show host. It is only fair to Minnesotans for Franken to be allowed to attempt to be our junior Senator.

By: pornstar

pornstar — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:29:57 +0000

BREAKING: MN Supreme Crt denies Coleman’s request to review 654 absentee ballots #mnrecount

http://theuptake.com/

Oh Lord, let the healing begin! Say hallelujah!!!

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:10:17 +0000

Dan - I agree with your sentiment, but I think you should go read Nate Silver today. We need all Dem. Senators seated ASAP. Burris too, blecch.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:28:34 +0000

Demure One, Franken’s writings were only relevant to his electability. Now that he appears to have been elected, no one gives a crap anymore. I was not happy when Franken was the candidate (because I didn’t think he would win) but I got over it. Quit sulking, you big baby.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:24:06 +0000

Don’t seat Franken until he has been certified as the winner. This process has been very fair and very transparent, and if you jump the gun and seat Franken before it is officially over then you are going to give Republicans a reason to complain that it was unfair. The Democrats have a solid majority but not enough seats to stop a filibuster, and Franken won’t make a difference.