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DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE: “ODDS ARE AGAINST FRANKEN IN RECOUNT”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | December 2, 2008
“MINNEAPOLIS — While a tiny margin separates the candidates in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race, it is wide enough that Democrat Al Franken faces a daunting task in challenging votes to erase Sen. Norm Coleman’s lead.
To win his case before the state Canvassing Board, Franken must prevail on more than 6 percent of his challenges of Coleman votes even if Coleman fails to succeed on any of his challenges, a Minneapolis Star Tribune analysis shows.
If the outcome of past election disputes provides a clue, Franken will have a hard time reversing enough votes to win.
‘Based upon the kinds of challenges I’ve been looking at in the last two weeks, I think that’s just not going to happen,’ said Joe Mansky, Ramsey County elections manager.” Source: Duluth News Tribune, December 1, 2008
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