Since it looks like Franken is heading for a narrow loss, I'm debating whether or not I should be upset with a Minnesotan friend who voted Coleman even though she didn't like either candidate much but her husband told her Franken has a "really bad temper." But she also voted for Obama, so it's not one of those kind of "I'll vote for whoever the man says" things, but I am a bit perturbed that she didn't check it out herself.
So is her mom, actually. Probably should just let her mom fuss at her. And I don't live in Minnesota. Oh well. Just hate to think that a little more voter education could have swung this thing.
@Hockeymom: @AJB_: Finding "lost" ballots scares me more than saying it's that close. Why don't they just have a runoff already? If it's below 2% it deserves a runoff. And Saxby is totally winning. :( This is my 3rd (?) election, watching his bad campaigning, voting against him, and again it is all for naught.
Fun fact: Saxby got four draft deferments from Vietnam before getting an exemption for 'knee troubles.'
In 2002 he ran against Max Cleland, a Dem who fought in Vietnam and lost two legs and an arm there. Saxby ran ads placing Clelands face next to Osama bin Laden, saying that they are both against America.
Saxby is that kind of person, and Georgia voters are stupid and uneducated enough to vote him into office.
@icemanik: Honey, Mr. Rove had his fingers in that nasty mud pie; Saxby wasn't nearly bright enough to think of that brand of slime. Heck, Karl managed to blind an entire country; Georgia and her war hero weren't much of a challenge at all.
I'm heading down right now to the local high school to place the lone vote for a Democrat in this county... voter fraud is pretty easy to spot up here in Deliverance land.
We get our local results by driving down to the town square and asking the guys standing by the blazing trash cans for the score... Rockwell meet Faulkner.
I've lived here in North Georgia for several decades and truly love this land and my neighbors. But crushing poverty and pervasive lack of educational opportunities haven't improved the political climate during my tenure and I see no end in sight.
Fortunately, our vote no longer has much influence on the nation... hopefully, Obama will forgive us the trespass of Saxby and send some of those ivory tower dollars to help us dig our way out of ignorance.
Their vote count has Franken still behind by 340, and their own numbers say Franken can't make up the difference unless none of Norm's challenges are upheld and more than 6 percent of Franken's are accepted. It's unlikely, though Coleman's challenges have been greater in number and marginally more frivolous as the recount's dragged on.
But, their numbers are flawed. Franken is only behind by 340 in their count because of the disproportionately high number of challenges by the Coleman campaign. So there calculation of who-needs-what-percentage isn't all that unrealistic for Franken to meet given that the Coleman campaign challenged everything, including any ballots that were split between McCain and Franken.
@thedecider: Plus, there were 171 uncounted ballots found today in Maplewood. Officially making me and every other Minnesotan look like incompetent idiots. Thanks, Maplewood. And your mall sucks.
There is no such thing as a filibuster anymore. Nobody has had to do more than threaten to filibuster for 20 years. Basically, at many points in time, one pissed off senator can stop any piece of legislation he/she wants to.
60 Dems would actually be bad for Democrats because we would be blamed for absolutely everything. 58 is a great number to get a lot done but still have some plausible deniability.
@Aaron Altman: Back in the Roaring 20s, you could order a Saxby Chambliss with a rye chaser at any speakeasy in New York. There truly is no art left in bartending anymore.
As much as I adore the trio surrounding Martin, I can't help but wonder whether having a convicted felon like T.I. singing your praises could be very helpful.
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So is her mom, actually. Probably should just let her mom fuss at her. And I don't live in Minnesota. Oh well. Just hate to think that a little more voter education could have swung this thing.
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Almost 200 uncounted, virgin votes, were just discovered in largely democratic Ramsey County, MN.
Jesus wants Franken to win.
OR
Jesus wants Coleman to lose.
Either way.
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And Saxby is totally winning. :(
This is my 3rd (?) election, watching his bad campaigning, voting against him, and again it is all for naught.
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In 2002 he ran against Max Cleland, a Dem who fought in Vietnam and lost two legs and an arm there. Saxby ran ads placing Clelands face next to Osama bin Laden, saying that they are both against America.
Saxby is that kind of person, and Georgia voters are stupid and uneducated enough to vote him into office.
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I'm heading down right now to the local high school to place the lone vote for a Democrat in this county... voter fraud is pretty easy to spot up here in Deliverance land.
We get our local results by driving down to the town square and asking the guys standing by the blazing trash cans for the score... Rockwell meet Faulkner.
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@Itsjustcatnip:
I've lived here in North Georgia for several decades and truly love this land and my neighbors. But crushing poverty and pervasive lack of educational opportunities haven't improved the political climate during my tenure and I see no end in sight.
Fortunately, our vote no longer has much influence on the nation... hopefully, Obama will forgive us the trespass of Saxby and send some of those ivory tower dollars to help us dig our way out of ignorance.
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But, their numbers are flawed. Franken is only behind by 340 in their count because of the disproportionately high number of challenges by the Coleman campaign. So there calculation of who-needs-what-percentage isn't all that unrealistic for Franken to meet given that the Coleman campaign challenged everything, including any ballots that were split between McCain and Franken.
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There is no such thing as a filibuster anymore. Nobody has had to do more than threaten to filibuster for 20 years. Basically, at many points in time, one pissed off senator can stop any piece of legislation he/she wants to.
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