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| Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result |
| 2009-01-07 |
| Republican Norm Coleman filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months. At a Capitol news conference filled with cheering supporters, Coleman said he won't accept a board's determination a day earlier that Franken captured 225 more votes in the November election. He had a seven-day window to file the lawsuit. "We are filing this contest to make absolutely sure every valid vote was counted and no one's was counted more than anyone else's," Coleman said. Coleman shrugged off the idea that he might concede the election to avoid a protracted fight that could leave Minnesota with only a single senator in Washington for months. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 It's assured now Norm will be back. Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve" |
| Posted by: Beavis 2009-01-07 16:02 |
| #3 For a lot of people Franken was a protest vote. They didn't like him but they wanted to send a message that they really didn't like Republicans right now. And I bet a lot of them never imagined Franken would win. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-01-07 09:37 |
| #2 I wish him the best but I think he is on thin legal ground once the vote is certified. What is telling is that Franken AKA Smally has gone to ground. Once the twisted count put him ahead he had no compuction to "Count every vote". I really blame Coleman for not presenting a better argument to the people of Minnesota. If the race aint close then they can;t steal election like this. State your priciples and stand by them you would be amazed how that works for most elected officials. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-01-07 08:46 |
| #1 Good for him. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-01-07 05:37 |