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AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race

Wednesday 05 November 2008

by:   |  The Associated Press

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The Minnesota race between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken will undergo a recount. (Photo: John Noltner / MinnPost)

    Washington - The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race.

    Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin between the top two candidates is less than one-half of one percent.

    The AP called the race prematurely.

    Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said the recount won't begin until mid-November at the earliest and will probably stretch into December. It will involve local election officials from around the state.

For Background, Also See:     
It's Down to the Wire for Franken, Coleman in Minnesota    â€¢

  

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Good luck, Al.

 Wed, 11/05/2008 - 19:12 — Anonymous (not verified)
Good luck, Al.

GO AL! Go AL! Go AL!

 Wed, 11/05/2008 - 19:29 — BlueBerry Pick'n (not verified)
GO AL! Go AL! Go AL! Whoo! HOOOO!

Go Al!!!!!! Go Al!!!! Rock

 Wed, 11/05/2008 - 21:01 — Anonymous (not verified)
Go Al!!!!!! Go Al!!!! Rock it! The icing on the Democratic cake!!!!

Typically a recount will

 Wed, 11/05/2008 - 21:03 — Carol Overland (not verified)
Typically a recount will shift a few votes around but the outcome doesn't change. GRRRRRRRRRR, most unfortunate, we NEED Al Franken.

I really think that there

 Wed, 11/05/2008 - 21:22 — Anonymous (not verified)
I really think that there should be a recount anytime the vote is that close. I also think that there should be impartial witnesses to observe the recount. Any race deserves close scrutiny after what this country has seen over the past eight years of Republican chicanery.

I wonder if the GOP will

 Thu, 11/06/2008 - 00:14 — Anonymous (not verified)
I wonder if the GOP will send rioters to interfere?

Al Franken is MY SENATOR. He

 Thu, 11/06/2008 - 01:52 — Romona (not verified)
Al Franken is MY SENATOR. He is the kind of smart, traveled (as part of USO and SAW what the Troops need, heard it directly from them, heard how they want to come HOME), very smart, intellectual, witty and creative. We need all of that in a HOUSE DIVIDED. AL FRANKEN IS MY SENATOR.

Under Franken's picture

 Thu, 11/06/2008 - 03:10 — Bob Evans (not verified)
Under Franken's picture click on: It's Down to the Wire for Franken, Coleman in Minnesota and look what happens to his face.