Coleman tells Franken to abandon any pursuit of a recount.

[Lucy Goosey]

Right, Norm. Just like you would do if Franken were the one up by 462 votes. :eyes:

State girds for recount in Coleman-Franken battle

And, Al? Please don't concede before a recount.

[spanone]

1. it's not a choice, it's the law, according to npr

[amdezurik]

4. when has that ever bothered a repuke?

[Lucy Goosey]

7. Oh, even better.

Does anyone believe for a second that Coleman would be conceding and calling off a legally mandated recount if he were down my fewer than 500 votes?

Is double-checking the votes really such a fucking imposition, Norm? Oh, rihgt. You're a Repuke. Nevermind.

[mascarax]

28. But but but - Al is costing the taxpayers money!

When Norman won decisively! Oh, and...

Ah, never mind. While I know there's hope, I really wanted Al to win. And now this situation, where Norm calls press conferences, blaming Al for demanding a recount, wasting taxpayers' money, etc. Just cannot fathom 6 more years of this guy. And, no, not for any millisecond do I believe that - if the situation was reversed - that Norm would concede blah blah blah.

I want to know what we can do to ask the Senate and State to investigate these lawsuits in Texas too. Who do I write to? Harry Reid?

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Please oh please oh please may Al win!

[colonel odis]

3. would that be like bush, the challenger in 2000, abandoned his recount pursuit.

[Stellabella]

5. GOD, I hate Coleman.

Slimy little bastard - a crook and cheater to the end.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Norm says he'd "step back" if in Franken's shoes...

BULLSHIT he would!:eyes:

[glitch]

8. Norm can sure blow it hard, can't he? Hope Al is laughing at him. nt

[Norrin Radd]

9. Coleman is worried, because he recalls Dino Rossi losing the

Washington State gubernatorial recount in 04.

[9119495]

10. Norm, will you let Franken be Senator if we give you $75,000?

I heard that was your going rate.

[gratuitous]

18. Seventy five Gs?

How about a couple off the rack from the Men's Wearhouse? Should be plenty enough for Normie.

[Stevepol]

11. So does MN use optiscans? I think that's true but I'm not sure.

This could be very interesting. I suspect strongly that Mondale beat Coleman in 02. The election then was conted on optiscans and the results weren't watched closely. Then, the result was just beyond the margin that would have required a recount.

Evidently, MN doesn't have a law mandating audits (or does it?).

I'll be very curious to see how the recount goes.

[SavageDem]

22. Yes, we do use opti-scan (in some precincts) here in the North Star State

And the recount will certainly be something to watch. Just put up a thread about the recount procedures here.

[WarbirdForObama]

12. Norm

Go Cheney Yourself....

[pacalo]

13. At noon, the difference was 725; at 2:15, it's 462. Why the rush, Normie?

Speaking afterward on behalf of Franken, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak scolded Coleman for his embrace of victory, telling KSTP-TV that "we won't know what Minnesotans wanted" until the recount is complete. "There's a law here; we follow the law," Rybak said.

[Sal Minella]

14. Minn. law automatically triggers recount if margin is less than 1/2% of total votes.

2.9 million voters in MN, so if my math is correct, a margin of 14,000 votes or less would automatically trigger a recount. Minnesota law.

Coleman is about as cognizant of MN law as he is of everything else in the real world.

btw, nice teeth, Norm.

http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/norm_coleman_featu...

As though Coleman has any business telling Franken anything, except perhaps the time of day, and I wouldn't even trust him to get that right.

I really do not like this guy.

[Lucy Goosey]

17. If the article I linked is correct, Franken could concede and call off the recount...

Which is, of course, as everybody knows, is exactly what Coleman himself would do if the situation were reversed. :eyes:

[pacalo]

19. This Rethug is just too used to Rethugs skirting the law to get their way for the last 8 yrs.

[qb]

15. "There's a law here; we follow the law," [Minneapolis Mayor] Rybak said.

(speaking of the mandatory recount)

Then again when have Republicans shown any respect for the law?

[gollygee]

16. LOL yeah I can imagine if it were 462 the other way.

Do we think Coleman would concede?

[Barack_America]

20. The Republican party should work more on its message and less on interfering with elections.

[JNelson6563]

21. JNelson to Coleman: Go fuck yourself.

Not so easy when the BFEE doesn't whack your opponent just before the election, is it? Well suck it up asshole.

Julie--the merciless

[Lucy Goosey]

27. Ditto.

Fuck you very much, Norm Coleman

[EFerrari]

23. AL, PLEASE DO NOT CONCEDE!

[mascarax]

29. Al's not...he's going through the process

I heard his campaign manager, Andy Barr, on the local Air America program. Al is relaxing today after 2 years of non-stop campaigning. He's happy Obama won. No mention of any response to Norm's crapola. Recount will start soon (in next few weeks). Sorry, Norman, you can just sweat it out.

I wish there was something I could do though!

[Larkspur]

24. See old Repuke habits are hard to break, Norm.

Norman is using one of the old Repuke scare tactics. Doesn't work for senate races, Norm. One senator is not as critical to our government as the President is, and power is not handed over until January 2009. Your' recount scare tactics won't work.

[truedelphi]

25. Here is hoping that Al gts the final best result in this squeaker. n/t

[Festivito]

26. That's funny. Al has a sense of humor, does he not. /nt