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MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “CANVASSING RESULTS SHOW SEN. COLEMAN WON RE-ELECTION”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | November 10, 2008
Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey today released the following statement at the conclusion of the county canvassing process showing Sen. Coleman winning re-election.
“I am pleased to see the canvassing results have confirmed Sen. Coleman was re-elected on November 4th. He remains the winner despite several discrepancies with the original vote tally from election night. That said, I’m concerned that we have a series of unexplained shifts in votes that were consistently in one candidate’s favor. This serves to underscore the importance of ballot security and complete transparency in the recount process. I urge the Franken campaign to work with the Coleman campaign to insist upon security for the ballots as we move forward in the recount process.”
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November 10th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Excellent, CONGRATULATIONS! Just to be sure, can you forward or post the link to the ‘Certificate of Election’?
What . . . you don’t have one. Why would you LIE about something so important as the Rule of law. Ohhhhh, you’re a Republican and you have no respect or concern for the rule of law.
Sen Shameless and Captain Deceit or is it Tweedledum and Tweedledumber!
Got it!
Flash
November 10th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
This is pretty disgusting.
I thought when Norm claimed victory on the morning after the election, we had taken care of his premature congratulations.
But I guess I forgot that Carey is in desperate need of attention, so, as always, he charged pistols blazing directly into the gunfight, once all the dust had settled and all the fighters had either been buried or left town.
November 10th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Premature Electionation *laughing* Don’t they have a pill for that!
November 10th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
“Excellent, CONGRATULATIONS! Just to be sure, can you forward or post the link to the ‘Certificate of Election’?”
Sounds like they might have found a few dozen more ballots under Ritchie’s couch, Mike.
The party of Scrubs isn’t done, not until they have stolen this election. Now we know why, when every rational person in the state weighed in with a collective WTF?? to Porn-O-Rama’s endorsement, the party of Scrubs remained confident.
They had it in the bag before the first ballot was dropped.
November 10th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Whatever makes this loss easier for you to take, Swiftee.
Bottom line, your logic doesn’t track.
You see something illegal in the idea of counting all the ballots that were cast. If you or any other person has evidence of voter fraud, bring it forward. Otherwise, your complaints will ring as hollow as all the hints and allegations about Norm’s seemingly open marriage.
November 10th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Mr. Jenkins,
Just ignore Moonbat Swiftee. They are trying to rebalance his meds and are still struggling. Conventional wisdom is just do a Frontal Lobotomy and get it over with. But as it turns out, they’ve already performed that surgery!
To Moonbat Swiftee: Pfffffftttttt MUwhahahahahaha!
November 10th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
“You see something illegal in the idea of counting all the ballots that were cast.”
Right. And who are we to question what the meaning of “were cast” is. I mean, a car trunk is as good as a ballot box in any country, right?
And hey, what’s the difference of a couple of days driving around Minneapolis among friends?
HAHAHAHAHA! You idiots kill me! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
November 10th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
“Mr. Jenkins”
*blink, blink*
HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I’ve been PWN3D!!!1! by “Mr.Flash”, and Mr. Jenkins!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
HAHAHAHA(coff, coff..oops, there’s another half dozen Frankenballots!!)HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
November 10th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Maybe Norm can get his buddies Nasser Kazeminy, Tom Petters and Frank Vennes to help guarantee the security of the votes and the integrity of the election.
November 10th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Since Ron Carey has declared Norm the winner, we can all be confident that Al Franken will be our next great Senator.
November 10th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
[...] Norm Coleman declared victory again. Sigh. Wishing doesn’t make it so, Norm. We’re going to have a recount which will ensure that the voters of Minnesota – and not Norm Coleman – will decide who is the next United States Senator from our great state. [...]
November 10th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Swiftee-
Absentee ballots have the name and voter registration clearly displayed on the envelope in which they are sealed.
Are you alleging the ballots were fraudulently created and entered into the totals?
I would think with Fritz Knaak and company inspecting them so closely, if they had a hint of fraud, there would be legal action over the suspected voter fraud rather than relying on people like you to make allegations without evidence.
The very fact that you and Michael are the spokespeople for this pretend voter fraud rather than anyone with actual knowledge of the incident proves with great clarity how little merit there is to your complaint.
November 10th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Following in the footsteps of his heroes, Lee Atwater and Karl Rove.
November 10th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Man the kooks are really mad, time to cut them off- no kool Aid for you!
November 11th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Let’s see… Norm the RINO wins…
nd suddenly Union heavy areas of the State start “finding” more Franken votes? And the only ones who don’t see a problem with this are the ADD/Meth heads jumping around saying “Norm is stealing the election”?
Even though all of the “found” votes are 100% Franken. A statistical impossibility.
Yeah… sure. Lib-tards are suffering from a continued case of “projection”. Enact vote fraud and accuse the other guy of what you are doing. Age old tactic of the deceitful Leftist.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Lets see… RDC the mental midget posts…
Union heavy areas of the state, just like union hating parts of the state, have election judges that are of equal numbers of democrats and republicans. So, it is just as likely that it is a republican who is finding the MISREPORTED Franken votes than it is a democrat.
The votes are NOT 100 percent for Franken, as on Thursday, Norm’s total increased from the number he had on Wednesday. And he picked up 29 votes in Ramsey County as a part of the canvas yesterday. Both candidates gaining and/or losing votes is not only an election probability, it is actually close to the statistical lock that you like to throw around.
Which democrat is accusing anyone or perpetrating voter fraud? I sure wish republicans had names and facts to go with their broad allegations.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:28 am
“”Even though all of the “found” votes are 100% Franken. A statistical impossibility.”"
Again, Statistically unlikely, not necessarily impossible. You DID take statistics in College, right?!?
And, like mentioned, BOTH candidates picked up votes, Franken slightly more but Norm got his share in this rock solid normal and legal process:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27524587/
“”With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Coleman led Franken by 570 votes out of nearly 2.9 million cast. Coleman had 1,210,940 votes to Franken’s 1,210,370 votes.”"
Coleman had 1,210,940 votes to 1,211,565 –>> +625
Franken’s 1,210,370 votes 1,211,359 –>> +989
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When you look at historical changes during canvassing, it is really remarkable the changes have been so slight. This has been a pretty solid process.
Once a ‘Certificate of Election;’ is issued, we will have a winner, and not a second before that.
Flash
November 11th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
If I actually chose the name “Leroy Jenkins”, I certainly would not be questioning the intelligence of others.
Just saying.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
RDC – correct. Flash- also correct but only for sum total.
A block of 100 votes are found that all go to Franken; that smells. Same with 30 in a trunk. Even in heavy Dem districts the votes are historically 70/30 Dem. Yet ‘Found’ votes are 100% Franken and we’re supposed to just accept it?
Sorry, my vote it far too precious to me to just mindlessly accept such glaring statistical improbability. 15 years as a Quality Manager, living by statistics, an anomaly of this magnitude would invite scrutiny. Since we are talking about the most precious right as an American citizen, and not just defective widgets, I expect more diligent scrutiny, not less.
I am not accusing anybody of anything but to just let this pass without review is an unthinkable option. If for no other reason then to find the procedural defects to the process so that corrective action can be implemented thus increasing our confidence level for future elections.
I would think even you Leftists would want nothing less too, final outcome be damned. I know if I was in one of those districts and it was possible that it was my ballot I’d sure as hell would want to know what hole in the process brought my most precious right into question, wouldn’t you?
November 11th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I can’t decide who I want to come out on top when the recount is complete. We may never see Normie in prison stripes if he doesn;t make a stop back at his Senate desk.
Seriously, Minnesota has a well-deserved reputation for fair and impartial elections, and the process is said to be above-board and open to the public. Everyone should stop listening to the constant reactive spin to every tidbit of news, Be patient and the votes will be counted by hand and certified in due time.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
ManGenius, we are talking about machines that are used only once every other year, and near-volunteers (minimum wage) that also ply their talents to elections once every other year, too.
Given that, I don’t think that a missed digit and 30 ballots in a trunk are suspicious at all.
We’ll all wait. Get the recount. Move on with our lives. The side which has lost will be upset regardless, but we will have followed our state’s laws and had an open process in the recount.
November 11th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Man Genius The 100 votes was a type, corrected in canvasing. that ’s what canvassing is for.
As for the 32 votes, we don’t know how they break down, but from watching the numbers on Monday, specifically the HPN county ones, it looks like those votes broke down 19 – 13 but that is extrapolating based on number movement. I ma on record saying those votes should have been set aside for the state canvassing board to decide. The same with the 400+ ballots which is what the judge ruled.
It be nice if the Coleman Camp would join Team Franken in respecting the law and the process as laid out be statute. But it is clear they have no respect for the rule of law. Shameless, with MikDEceit leading the way!
Flash