Norm Coleman's Chances Slipping in Minnesota Senate Challenge

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Is it time for Norm Coleman, the incumbent Senator from Minnesota to finally concede to challenger Al Franken? The fight has been going on since the November election, and has left Minnesota with just one Senator. Coleman won in a squeaker on election night, but not by enough to skirt Minnesota's mandatory recount law. After the recount, Coleman was behind.

But instead of conceding, he filed a lawsuit. That is going poorly now too, but the vibe I'm getting is, Coleman is going to drag this thing out as loooong as he possibly can, in an effort to keep the Democratic Senate from being one more vote closer to filibuster-proof. Which might be fine if things were going swimmingly in the country right now. But even on the outs, it looks like Coleman is in lock-step with the Republicans still in office, joining them as part of the party of "no."

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Rulings have diminished Coleman's recount chances

The Senate election trial is a month old, enough time to ask: Does Norm Coleman have a chance of winning?

A series of court rulings have dealt the Republican long odds for overturning DFLer Al Franken's 225-vote lead. The three judges hearing the case have been only partly receptive to Coleman's bid to expand the field of ballots as he seeks more votes, and they brushed aside his claim of systemic problems with Minnesota elections. . .

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