Comments on: Time for Coleman to Concede Election

By: Floyd

Floyd — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:54:49 +0000

Aip;
Gee,I must be more subtle than I thought!

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:27:18 +0000

Dave's right - this situation was practically begging for a run-off election. Compare this to what happened when Saxby Chambliss had a close race; the whole thing was done in a month.

By: An Interested Party

An Interested Party — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:59:37 +0000

Umm...Floyd, ya ever hear of sarcasm? You could even look it up...

By: Floyd

Floyd — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:01:13 +0000

Aip;
Surely a hook for some, a slice for others, although (for the "hookers") I suspect that would only be a putt!(grinz)

BTW; Had it been done adroitly, it would not have taken so long or looked so clumsy!
Thanks for recognizing it as a stolen seat.....

Quote...
""Well, not all that poorly, as we are about to have Senator Franken in Washington....hmmm""

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:27:23 +0000

I find it interesting (and noticed on TPM the same observation) that nobody else on the online right seems to have even whispered about this development. Considering how closely and invested places like RS and malkin were, they have let a huge (if totally expected) development pass without mention.

By: An Interested Party

An Interested Party — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:16:53 +0000

Well, not all that poorly, as we are about to have Senator Franken in Washington...hmm, how many people is that going to drive crazy...

By: Floyd

Floyd — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:42:52 +0000

An Interested party;
Poorly, man, poorly!

By: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » It’s Time To Accept It, Al Franken Is A Senator

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:15:48 +0000

[...] this, of course, to the Minnesota Supreme Court and even the United States Supreme Court, but it seems pretty clear that he’s got very little chance of overturning this Court’s decis... Coleman has said he’ll appeal yesterday’s ruling, which is what one would expect him to say. [...]

By: An Interested Party

An Interested Party — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:12:41 +0000

re: Floyd | April 14, 2009 | 11:38 am

How, exactly, was this election "stolen"...

By: Triumph

Triumph — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:59:01 +0000

Still, there’s no evidence that Franken or his people have done anything fraudulent.

Stuart Smalley is a liberal bum. Coleman must prevail--Smalley getting more votes than him is irrelevant. Hopefully Coleman will join Michelle Bachman in urging an armed revolution in Minnesota.

By: Our Paul

Our Paul — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:43:35 +0000

Nice post James, and I quite agree. It is time for Colman to face reality and gracefully bow out.

If others have wondered, like I have, why Minnesota is still using paper ballots in this modern world, you provided the explanatory link. For your readership, it can be found under magic red “demographic reasons”, third paragraph from the end. Although the quoted article appears in the center left AlterNet, it is measured and nonpartisan. Well worth a read by those interested in this election.

Despite your link to Rick Hasen (Election Law Blog) analysis of the judicial ruling, the bugaboo of “judicial activism” will be raised as the cry is onward and upward to the Supreme Court. Got to keep that base riled up!

I do have the distinct impression that my subtle, ironic and at times garbled sense of humor does not strike a vibratory harmonic on your fun bone. Thus, I will not comment on the contrasting Colman and Franken photos at the top of your post. From my end of the Gaussian curve, they were brilliantly chosen, and indeed quite funny.

As for Coleman’s ability to “ lead an effort to reform Minnesota’s election system to avoid this kind of nightmare in the future “, which closed your post, I have but a few cheap shots from the bleachers. One is that although he has spent but a few bucks on clothing, he has a surfeit of suits, and thus will be well dressed. Despite no evidence of deliberate voter fraud in the Minnesota election, we can expect this bête noire to be raised in the “reform” attempts.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:38:48 +0000

That first paragraph is RICH![lol]
Franken won't be the only buffoon, sitting in in a stolen senate seat.
But will he be the only professional clown?
At least we know that no shoes are too big for him to fill! HA!
I guess this makes him the latest member "polit-burro caucus"?
Now that we have mail-in voting we can make mock elections even easier. Say...
"When voting is dead, only the dead will vote!"
Sounds like a great slogan!

By: Russell Newquist

Russell Newquist — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:46:40 +0000

I understand the power politics at play... but after a certain point, you just make yourself look like an ass. Coleman passed that point a long time ago, and it's time to give it up already.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:23:26 +0000

I wish that more people realized that there will always be a margin of error (whatever the voting method is) and that when the margin of error exceeds the margin of victory there's no way any result can be deemed fair or just.

However, under Minnesota law as it stands it certainly looks as though Al Franken has been elected and he should be seated. The Minnesota legislature should change state law to provide for run-off elections under the circumstances that applied here.