Meanwhile…in Minnesota where election ‘08 is STILL not over…
From TwinCities.com:
More than 930 mistakenly rejected absentee ballots have now been counted in the Minnesota U.S Senate recount and they’ve added 176 votes to Democrat Al Franken’s total, giving him a lead of 225 votes.
Franken had held a 49-vote lead over former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman before the absentee ballots, which election officials mistakenly rejected on Election Day, were tallied. The ballots were counted by state officials today.
Also from CNN:
Minnesota’s other senator, Democrat Amy Klobuchar, told the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune this week that if the state Canvassing Board — which is tasked with tallying votes — certifies a winner, the Senate should “consider seating that person pending litigation.”
Klobuchar’s statement prompted Cornyn, a Republican from Texas and the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, to threaten a filibuster to block Democrats from seating Franken before an official certificate is signed by Ritchie and Pawlenty.
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