Coleman crying foul over gains made by Franken during the recount...

[cynatnite]

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Sen. Norm Coleman is using the state's open records law to ask the state and all 87 counties for access to voting data and other records, questioning gains that Democrat Al Franken has made since Election Day.

Coleman, R-Minn., led Franken by 238 votes Friday afternoon -- down from 590 the day before as officials double-checked reports.

Coleman campaign manager Cullen Sheehan complained of "statistically dubious and improbable shifts that are overwhelmingly accruing to the benefit of Al Franken. ... We're asking that local and state election officials provide us with the necessary data to reassure the public that the canvassing process has not been tainted."

The Coleman campaign sent a request to state and county officials seeking data from election night, and records related to ballot security and revisions made since then.

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said it was "unfortunate" that the Coleman campaign was questioning the integrity of the election. He said adjustments are a normal part of the canvassing process before results are official as officials reconcile the ballots and numbers in the voting machines.

http://wcco.com/local/coleman.questions.gains.2.859208.html

[MadMaddie]

1. Ole Norm may go down

Man that would be great!

[AllieB]

2. I really hope he loses.

He probably found out that the ballots that remain uncounted are from Democratic precincts. He's such a big baby that he's trying to subvert the process.

[Tutonic]

3. Franken is gonna win this one. Look at where the irregularities occured.

Around St. Paul. Hello Senator Franken!

[Bluebear]

4. Now, now, get over it Norm. Don't be a sore losermann.

[ORDagnabbit]

5. considering that the vast majority of undervotes seem to have happened in Dem strong areas I think

this is once again a repuke complaining of something he himself is guilty of.

[loyalkydem]

6. Norman

Your irrelevant, go away

[BeatleBoot]

7. "Cry Baby Coleman" - nice ring to it!

[EC]

8. He's protesting way to much..

I'll bet there was a fix somewhere that will be found by the hand count...a tampered with Optic Scanner or something, since the lower races weren't counted on some of the ballots...

[zbdent]

9. "That's not what the machines were programmed to do!

Dammit, where's Rove?"

[dflprincess]

10. Normie should have listened to the Minnesota Matters show on

the local progressive radio station. The host compared the vote totals Amy Klobuchar and Mark Kennedy had on election night 2006 to what the final totals were when the election results were certified after the election. I was driving when I heard this so I couldn't write the numbers down but I believe it was Klobuchar who gained in that race as well - but with the way she blew Kennedy out of the water no one noticed.

Someone needs to explain to Normie why the totals announced on election night are called "unofficial".

[Kazak]

11. Ooooh!

So, if they dig a little deeper and discover the reason for the differential, will it expose the deception to light? :shrug:

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

12. Man, I want to see that lying shit go down

and never be able to get up.

Mark Ritchie is a man who can be trusted. Thankfully we got rid of a fledgling Blackwell/Harris type as SOS in 2006.

[Liberal In Texas]

13. Coleman is a snake in the grass. Now 221 votes apart.

Come on recount!