Franken pulls even

[DemFromMem]

Coleman (R) 1,046,127 42%
Franken (D) 1,045,841 42%

12% left to go.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. GOOD... I am hopping

[That Is Quite Enough]

2. Oh man, I still have hope. You can do this, Minnesota!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

3. RATS!!!!

What happened? Last time I looked, Al was up by 12%.

Oh, damn....

[amdezurik]

16. it's that 3rd part tool

[Tangerine LaBamba]

Ah, no

Not another Nader-in-Florida?

Oh, fuck that. Please let Al win. PLEASE!

[But....]

4. Please, please, please....

O8)

[DarthDem]

5. Come ON AL!!!!!!!!!

I really want this guy to win. Norm is illegitimately squatting in Paul Wellstone's seat.

[halobeam]

6. come on Al

[fulllib]

7. And most of what's left is Hennepin County (Minneapolis)!!

[BrklynLiberal]

10. Is that good for AL???

[lapfog_1]

11. Yes, that would be good for Al. - n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Thank you...

[fulllib]

14. Absolutely!!

Last time they added 30% of the precincts, he bounced 50,000 votes!!

[BrklynLiberal]

8. I can't go to sleep until I know!!!!

[lapfog_1]

9. he has closed 9,000 votes in 15 minutes.

they must be counting Dem districts now.

I think that means Franken wins. Recount probably mandatory (if they have recounts).

[onehandle]

13. Uh, he's 17k behind.

Independence DEAN BARKLEY 383162 15.28
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1059912 42.27
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1042412 41.57

http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=all&P=A&Races=%27%27

[Fridays Child]

15. Only 286 votes divide them.

Come on, Minnesota, do it for Paul Wellstone!

[onehandle]

17. Where are you seeing that?

The MN SoS site has him thousands down.

Independence DEAN BARKLEY 383162 15.28
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1059912 42.27
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1042412 41.57

http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=all&P=A&Races=%27%27

[seemslikeadream]

20. Here

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/county/#val=MNS01p3

[onehandle]

25. CNNs numbers are behind. nt

[craiga86]

22. CNN

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#MNS01

I think this is what they're referring to.

[seemslikeadream]

18. and

12% to go in Hennepin County

[lonestarnot]

19. And who's ahead? Frankin?

[MiniMe]

23. Unfortunately, no

[MiniMe]

21. Now less than 200

I smell a recount. I want Normie to be the only person who could lose to Jessie Ventura and Al Franken!

[XOKCowboy]

24. Runoff

It's not over.

[onehandle]

26. No. Simple plurality wins in MN. nt

[XOKCowboy]

29. That's not what they were saying on CNN

What I heard was that if it is under a certain percentage it's an automatic runoff.

[kirby]

27. Franken won exit polls... n/t

[kirby]

28. Link...

http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=all&P=A&Races=%27%27