Impropriety in Al Franken/Norm Coleman Election?

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Well this is interesting. Tuesday's election results left my friends and I mostly jubilant, ecstatic. . .relieved. But there were some disappointments, particularly the anti-gay ballot measures that passed in Florida, Arizona, Arkansas and California. And there were a few favorite candidates who did not fare well, like Scott Kleeb in Nebraska. And in Minnesota, Al Franken.

Franken was running against incumbent Norm Coleman, who is vaguely creepy. And Al put up quite a fight for a comedian/writer/radio host. He was originally announced to be ahead, then was declared the loser. Not so fast! In an election where millions of votes were cast, Al only lost by a few hundred votes. No concession by Franken is forthcoming, because the narrowness of the loss automatically throws the state into a mandatory re-count. A wise move, especially if there are outstanding provisional and absentee ballots.

But there is also a new wrinkle here, potential voter intimidation by a Coleman staffer. Naturally, Coleman's side is trying to muddy the waters by saying Franken's side did the same thing, but no evidence of that is presented here. Anyway, they're saying that this thing could go into December, which I don't understand, but whatever. I'm still pulling for Franken!

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Could Allegations Invalidate Senate Results?

Allegations have surfaced of voter irregularities involving a paid staffer of Sen. Norm Coleman, and the ramifications could have a profound effect on the outcome of Coleman's race against Al Franken.

A reporter for the Minnesota Independent, a progressive online publication, was working on a story about voter turnout when she overheard that Republican poll challengers monitoring voting at the precinct had brought in Mahamoud Wardere to help voters translate. . .

Read more at: WCCO