$12 million later and still no senator from Minnesota (Star Trib)

[struggle4progress]

Spending by Franken and Coleman since Election Day amounts to about one-fourth of the overall cost of the Senate race.
By KEVIN DIAZ and BOB VON STERNBERG, Star Tribune staff writers
Last update: April 15, 2009 - 8:30 PM

... Spending since Nov. 4, Election Day, accounts for about one-fourth of the overall cost of the race, in which each side has spent at least $24 million ...

Democrats continued to turn up the pressure on Coleman, arguing that he should drop his appeal and concede for the good of the state. The national party brandished a new poll Wednesday that finds that most Minnesotans say Coleman should step aside.

In the survey, conducted by Public Policy Polling, 63 percent of respondents said Coleman should drop his planned state Supreme Court appeal, while 37 percent said he should press ahead ...

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/43061247.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUl

[aquart]

1. What percentage hope Coleman will be devoured by wolves?

[jwirr]

2. Or just get lost in the woods.

[pscot]

3. Even worse than that. Eaten by lawyers.

Ol' horse dentures is likely to end up paying Senator Al Franken's legal bills, plus court costs.

[skorpo]

4. Court has ordered him to pay court costs and Franken's costs too. n/t