In a drafty warehouse in northeast Minneapolis, Dave Nelson spent his Friday afternoon doing the political equivalent of watching paint dry. "I've got to tell you, this is different," he said, taking a break from reading "Sagitarius Command," a sci-fi novel.
A dozen miles away, on the third floor of St. Louis Park City Hall, Sharon Shaffer was doing pretty much the same thing from lunchtime until the 4:30 p.m. closing time. "This is new territory for me -- I've never done anything quite like this," she said.
Very few Minnesotans, it turns out, have ever done what Nelson, Shaffer and at least two dozen other supporters of Sen. Norm Coleman have been doing since the Senate race ended: They're standing watch over 2,885,399 ballots in the Senate race. They're on the lookout for monkey business. |