Friday, December 19, 2008

Senator Franken?

The admittedly partisan Campaign Silo is reporting that Al Franken has pulled ahead in the MN recount.

Coleman's plan of challenging ballots like this:


-appears to be failing.

That a ballot like this was challenged shows you the nature of Coleman's tactics - drop Franken's total so the tallys will show your guy ahead. Win in the media and put pressure on your opponent to drop out.

This tactic founders when it meets something like Minnesota's incredibly open recount process. (Not surprisingly, the canvassing board was able to rule that the voter had indicated a preference for Franken.)

Viva transparency.

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