Franken down by 188 votes.

[Seedersandleechers]

According to this site. Ughhhhhh.
http://ww2.startribune.com/news/metro/elections/returns/2008/recount/msenco.html

[slackmaster]

1. Down compared to how far up he was Friday, or down compared to Coleman?

:shrug:

[Seedersandleechers]

6. Down compared to Coleman right now

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. That doesn't include the challenged ballots...

...which put Franken up by a couple hundred.


The summary numbers above and detailed numbers below show the results of the Senate race at the end of the hand recount on Dec. 5. Ballots challenged by the campaigns are not included in candidates' vote totals. This includes challenges that were subsequently withdrawn by the candidates. The Hennepin County numbers include pre-recount totals for Minneapolis Ward 1 Precinct 3. See our U.S. Senate page for the latest recount results.

[ramblin_dave]

3. Does not appear to be updated results

"Published Monday, December 15, 2008 8:13 PM"

We should get updated official results today.

[Turbineguy]

4. If Coleman wins

by one vote, he'll have a mandate.

Wingnut logic.

[PBS Poll-435]

5. That number is SO last Tuesday.

[UnrepentantUnitarian]

7. Looks like old data.

This is later...I think;

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/

[Seedersandleechers]

8. Thanks, sorry about that

[Seedersandleechers]

9. Franken leading by 251

[ShortnFiery]

10. This recount is playing out like one long B-Rated Movie.

We get bored and look away for a moment ... but we begrudgingly return to the fray ... it's so seedy and so long ... we must stay and see how it ends. :(

[Love Bug]

11. Those aren't current stats

That article is dated 12/15 and the results are of the hand recount as of Dec 5. Frankin has held a +251 lead since Friday and the canvassing board isn't meeting again until tomorrow, so he's still ahead.

[S_E_Fudd]

12. Do not include challenged ballots...nt

[spinbaby]

13. You know, even if Coleman wins, it's okay

Just as long as the votes are counted completely and fairly. Much as I dislike that weasel Coleman, a fair vote count is more important.

[DrDan]

14. watch it live here

http://www.startribune.com/video/?ls1=1&elr=KArksDyycyUtyycyUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

when it is in-session. Just checked - has not started yet today.

Watch the votes as they change.

[Ilsa]

15. Here is the specific page showing Franken up by 251 at time of this posting:

http://senaterecount.startribune.com/ballots/

[ramblin_dave]

16. State Canvassing Board's work is now delayed until Tuesday

The state Canvassing Board will wait until Tuesday to meet again to try to determine a winner in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race between DFLer Al Franken and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said Sunday that the delay was caused by the amount of time it is taking to reallocate the roughly 5,000 ballot challenges that were withdrawn by the two men.

link

[Clear Blue Sky]

17. Last I heard he was up by a couple of votes. What happened?

[thewiseguy]

18. Nothing. The OP is linking to a very old number.

The number does not included the challenges that have been ruled on by the canvassing board.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

19. This recount mess is driving me crazy! I'm tuning out until there is a resolution.

[jenmito]

20. Nate Silver was on MSNBC this morning and said he predicts Franken will win.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. I hope so, but just to keep me honest, I'll wait under the SoS certify the votes.

I don't trust Repukes.

[jenmito]

22. I understand...

but since Dems. outnumber Repubs. in MN I'm not too worried.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. Ah, but they did put Coleman and Pawlenty in office in the first place...

but we'll wait and see.

Keeping my fingers crossed. ;)

[Jersey Devil]

24. Those numbers do NOT include the challenged ballots

That was the number from before the Canvassing Board action on the challenged ballots last week. The Trib now calculates Franken will win, once all the withdrawn challenges are entered into the mix along with the decisions on challenged votes, by 78 votes.

The Canvassing Board will report tomorrow on the new totals after adding back in all the challenged votes.

After that there are issues concerning about 100 so-called "duplicate" ballots and the counting of absentee ballots (about 1,600 I believe) that were wrongfully rejected. This may go on until early January

[ramblin_dave]

25. Star Tribune: Franken Will Lead Recount By 48 Votes

In the latest piece of evidence that Al Franken is the favorite to win the Minnesota recount, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune has come up with a new number for where this should end up: Franken ahead by 48 votes, a margin of 0.00164% out of over 2.9 million cast, and at the upper end of the Franken camp's own claim of a 35-50 vote edge.

link

[PBS Poll-435]

26. Nate Silver said "Franken +27" before this process started.

Dang he's good.