Comments on: Norm Coleman to Lose Seat Before Losing It

By: Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:19 +0000

Eric
“After having watched the MN State Canvassing board laboriously going over the ballot details, you couldn't argue that the recount was anything but fair”

You mean like wondering about unsecure ballots being found and counted. How about Democrat board members counting ballots while not allowing designated observers close enough to look at the votes on the ballots?

Or like the article below that show duplicated ballots not being properly mark and ending up with more votes being counted than people who actually voted?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123111967642552909.html

By: Floyd

Floyd — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:47:22 +0000

""if Coleman was the "clear winner," well, then, we wouldn't be having all of this recount business, would we?"" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" YES! They certainly would![lol]

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:54:34 +0000

"For those of you who insist that Coleman "won" on election day, I would simply argue that a recount is hypothetically more precise by virtue of every detail having to be deliberately gone over by the various counties." LOL Apparently you did not follow the absurd carnival act called "the recount." By the way, I gots this bridge for sale.........in New Yawk....

By: Floyd

Floyd — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:07:30 +0000

Al Franken is a fool without redeeming value who brings shame to the people of Minnesota!.......
and I'm from Illinois![lol]

By: just me

just me — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:02:52 +0000

Eric=there are several instances of the repbulican winning on election day but losing in the recounts.

Can you find me an instance where the republican lost on election day but won in the recount? That is where all this bothers me. The democrats always seem to manage to pull out just enough votes to win in the end.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:40:45 +0000

Coleman should go to Washington and get on with business. He was the clear winner.

and

Funny how Coleman won on election day, and Frankenstein wins on recount day.

I disagree. First of all, Coleman's term is officially over. He can't "get on with business" even if he wanted. Secondly, if Coleman was the "clear winner," well, then, we wouldn't be having all of this recount business, would we? The fact of the matter is that the race was close, a recount according to Minnesota State procedures occurred, and Al Franken now appears to be the winner. For those of you who insist that Coleman "won" on election day, I would simply argue that a recount is hypothetically more precise by virtue of every detail having to be deliberately gone over by the various counties. After having watched the MN State Canvassing board laboriously going over the ballot details, you couldn't argue that the recount was anything but fair.

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:04:20 +0000

So we get a Frankenstein in congress. Funny how Coleman won on election day, and Frankenstein wins on recount day. Frankenstein must be democrat

By: Triumph

Triumph — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:41:50 +0000

Franken is much more likely than Coleman to be certified the winner when all the challenges are settled.

I doubt Pawlenty will allow Franken to steal the election. Coleman should go to Washington and get on with business. He was the clear winner. Stuart Smalley doesn't have the legitimate votes. He should go back to doing podcasts out of his mama's basement.

By: just me

just me — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:30:52 +0000

If Coleman's term expires it expires. Seems to me leaving the seat empty until things are resolved is better than trying to decide who has more claim to the seat-or leaving Coleman in place if Franken is declared the winner of the recount.