Franken closes the gap, now only 221 votes behind!

[usregimechange]

Coleman
(Incumbent)

1,211,556
42%
Franken

1,211,335
42%

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

[Dinger]

1. Believe, Believe, Believe

O8)

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Wow. By the time the Senate convenes, he'll be in by a landslide!

[skooooo]

3. God I wish Franken would pull this out!

It's going to be quite a stroke of luck if this works out in his favor.

[edbermac]

4. Do they say how many absentee ballots are left?

[wellstone dem]

5. absentee ballots have all been counted

in Minnesota they are counted on the night of the election, no provisional ballots either, these are just correcting typos, transposed numbers, etc.

The data shows that most undervoting when compared to the presidential race comes in areas that Obama carried. Also, where there were lots of first time voters so some may have marked the ballot wrong. The recount will look at voter intent, so a write in for Franken will count, a circle around Franken's name counts, etc.

[usregimechange]

6. What do you think will happen?

[wellstone dem]

7. I'm afraid to say how hopeful I've begun to feel. nt

[Left Is Write]

11. Crossing fingers here.

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. Begich is catching up in Alaska as well - 538 site thinks he will overtake stevens

[elocs]

9. Remember: this is NOT a recount, but a canvass with vote totals being checked and retabulated.

An actual recount of individual votes will not begin until 19 November which would reveal undervotes and intent. The process going on now does not overturn the election result of 4 November, it is the official result of election day and then there would be a recount. It is the recount which would then either confirm the official result or overturn it.

[Catshrink]

10. I would love to see Al go up by 300 before the recount begins -- then tell Coleman he'll

agree to cancel the recount. :rofl:

[Bonn1997]

13. LOL! I had the exact same reaction

[camera obscura]

12. Every single time I see a headline about this my heart hops into my throat

It's moving at a snail's pace... but if it means Al wins, I don't care how many months it takes!