HOLY CRAP! Franken Down By Less Than 300 VOTES!

[demwing]

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapSMN

[RL3AO]

1. 17,000 now

Use this. Its quicker.

http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=S

[cynatnite]

2. Recount! n/t

[ananda]

3. Wow.

Where do the rest of the votes come from?
Dem areas?

[RL3AO]

6. Duluth (pop 86,000)

Is a blue city that has reported zero votes.

[Occam Bandage]

4. I'm afraid not.

http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=S

[PBS Poll-435]

8. You have different numbers

The CNN numbers have 45K votes (for each) more than your link

[demwing]

14. Damn, he narrowed it for a spell, though there's still 10% of precincts

that haven't reported, not sure if it's enough...

[Mojambo]

5. Come on Al. Close the show big. n/t

[Beaverhausen]

7. who did that independent candidate take more votes from?

[Occam Bandage]

11. exit polls suggest both equally.

[Morning Dew]

9. yeah, that's good

[PBS Poll-435]

10. 172 votes

Automatic recount.


Plus "Provisionals"

[racaulk]

12. Does anyone know if this will trigger a runoff election?

Since it appears neither candidate will get a plurality of the vote (50%)?

[RL3AO]

15. No runoffs.

[Morning Dew]

16. no runoff in Minnesota

[Thegonagle]

24. No run-off in MN. Less than 1/2% margin triggers automatic hand recount.

So results won't be official for 3-5 days. Hand recounts are more procedural formality; results rarely change by more than a few votes in a hand recount, as our opti-scan machines are usually pretty accurate.

[Morning Dew]

13. now down by 2300 :(

[lebkuchen]

18. are districts with schools of higher education being counted now?

I hope.

[PBS Poll-435]

17. We have won this race,

I believe by about 2000-4000 votes.

Bye Bye Normie.




*****Bookmark this if you think differently*****

[defendandprotect]

25. based on what -- ??

[PBS Poll-435]

26. This

Winona County - 80% Reporting
Goodhue County - 23% Reporting
Laq Qui Parle County - 87% Reporting
Hennepin County - 78% Reporting
St Louis County!!!-68% Reporting ---- Additional net of 10-12K votes for us. At least.
Cook County - 83% Reporting
Itasca County - 54% Reporting

[FVZA_Colonel]

19. If not a runoff, what about an automatic recount?

[RL3AO]

20. 0.5%

[XOKCowboy]

34. Would a recount mean the provisional ballots get counted?

I really want to see Al win.

[RL3AO]

21. The Duluth vote is starting to come in.

[bj2110]

22. Hennapin county- He'll pick up another 20K votes here- big&dem

[PBS Poll-435]

23. Just for fun...

Winona County - 80% Reporting
Goodhue County - 23% Reporting
Laq Qui Parle County - 87% Reporting
Hennepin County - 78% Reporting
St Louis County!!!-68% Reporting ------> May net an ADDITIONAL 10-12K votes!
Cook County - 83% Reporting
Itasca County - 54% Reporting

[defendandprotect]

27. stay with it --- you've got my hopes up-!!!

[PBS Poll-435]

31. At this very moment, it is a 1600 vote race.

And the 'Pubs are all out of ammo.

We have very large counties still to complete reporting.

They have nothing.

And we have the Provisionals.

[defendandprotect]

32. Were there many problems that required "Provisionals" --???

[PBS Poll-435]

33. Assume 2% * the total non-Prov vote.

And assume we get 3/5 of those.


:-)

[defendandprotect]

35. Let us know in a.m. if you can -- fingers crossed ---

[demwing]

28. 2082 vote @ 92% /nt

[PBS Poll-435]

29. Look at St Louis, Itasca and Carlton counties

:-)

[defendandprotect]

30. Keep talkin' us thru this ...I'm in NJ, but very interested --

[pam4water]

36. ZOMG I can't believe he lost.

Stupid third party spoiler. :(

[PBS Poll-435]

37. WTF?

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