Comments on: COLEMAN FOR U.S. SENATE PRESS RELEASE: “COLEMAN CAMPAIGN CALLS ON FRANKEN CAMPAIGN TO OBSERVE BALLOT CHALLENGE TRUCE”

By: FRANKEN CAMPAIGN CONTINUES FRIVOLOUS CHALLENGES | Minnesota Democrats Exposed

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:10:42 +0000

[...] Ramsey County this morning, Team Franken ignored the U.S. Senator Norm Coleman’s campaign’s request for a ceasefire and continued to make fri…. One Franken observer challenged a ballot that was clearly marked for Coleman but had “John [...]

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:53:12 +0000

I wish Knaack had written that last week.

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:26:57 +0000

I can appreciate that Sen. Coleman is attempting to tamp down the excessive challenges, but I hope this doesn’t represent another unilateral disarmament like discontinuing negative advertising in the last month of the campaign. Mr. Franken is understandably playing for keeps, and I don’t think he’s likely to respond to this suggestion as Sen. Coleman would like.

Sadly, the real issue is likely to be how many votes were cast by people that were not truly eligible to vote. Minnesota has an impressive way of handling the ballots and managing recounts, but it has a weak system for ensuring that all ballots are legally cast. Most of the time it doesn’t matter, but in a super close race like this the difference could come down to a bunch of activists from another state choosing to cast second votes in MN, caregivers abusing their position to impose their choices for elderly/disabled voters, noncitizens registering to vote, and just straight up multiple voting by partisans. Part of respecting the voting process is ensuring that legitimate voters are not disenfranchised by having their votes diluted by fraud.

By: Max "Bunny" Sparber

Max "Bunny" Sparber — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:03:37 +0000

So if Franken comes out ahead, we can expect Coleman not to challenge it with a lot of lawsuits? Or is it only a problem when Franken does it?

By: el presidente

el presidente — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:39:02 +0000

“…that serves no useful purpose.”

But “Florida” and the “hanging chads” had a useful purpose?

The recount is 80.62% completed, the next phase of judgments will begin shortly after the recount of the easier piles.

According to the campaign commercials, Al Franken is unfit to be Senator but, apparently he is not unfit for striking some kind of deal about keeping the remainder of the about 20% of the ballot challenges lower in number.

Someone is supposed to be down & out for the count, but apparently not for the RE-COUNT!

The Senate period is for 6 years (72 months).

42% of 72 is about 30.42 months.

So if Franken were Senator for 30.5 months,
Coleman were Senator for 30.5 months,
that would leave Barkley with a wrap-up of 11 months.

By: PlymouthDem

PlymouthDem — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:40:39 +0000

This indeed is quite hilarious coming from the campaign that has, in fact, challenged more ballots.

By: Flash

Flash — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:40 +0000

Coleman Camp admits being:

“”engaged in a mounting game of ballot challenging that serves no useful purpose. “”

You would never be that sloppy MikeDEceit. Pretty amazing admission coming form them!

By: jbenson2

jbenson2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:54:09 +0000

After Franken loses the recount, he still has a large portion of his Hollywood and George Soros slush funds left over to try again, by throwing countless lawsuits into the liberal court system. The process will drag well into Q1 of 2009, perhaps further.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:24:38 +0000

LOLOLOLOLOLOL.

Man… That’s so damn funny.