Presidential Race Maps Writing on the Wall Voices on the Ground

Franken's Good News Short Lived?

Posted Dec 03, 2008 at 7:27 PM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack

According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN), elections officials in Minneapolis "discovered that one precinct came up 133 ballots short of election day totals, resulting in a net loss for Democratic challenger Al Franken of 44 votes." Thus, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman's lead may have once again inched up well past +300 votes. The conditions in the Minnesota recount continue to favor the Republican incumbent.