[speechlesstx]

Just to play devil's advocate; would it be a disgrace if Franken had the lead all this time and Coleman suddenly surged ahead? Or are you simply disgusted with Franken?

I for one don't give a rats behind who wins, so long as each valid vote is counted, that's what we count on when we go to the booth in a Democracy, right?

The clue was in the last post and the mention of Minnesota... they're rapidly becoming a laughingstock when it comes to elections. This one has been handled horribly.

[TexasParent]

The clue was in the last post and the mention of Minnesota...they're rapidly becoming a laughingstock when it comes to elections. This one has been handled horribly.

You would think that with all of our technology, some of the brightest minds in the world; that we could develop a FOOL proof system to count votes; we've been doing it long enough :rolleyes:

[Galveston1]

Just one stolen election can have long reaching results.

Lyndon Johnson reputedly won his first term as senator by a ballot box that came in really late.

Eventually, that gave us President Johnson, the "Great Society" (society lost) and expanded government.

[tomder55]

What disgusts me is the court's involvement. The courts have no place in a civilized election ;and both sides have turned to the courts for redress.

Coleman is the latest . He is arguing correctly that at least 150 ballots have been double counted . But the State Canvassing Board ;after seeming to agree that double counts are a problem ;refused to get involved in the matter.

Franken took the lead when previously rejected absentee ballots started being counted... what is being called the fifth pile .
Scott Johnson at Powerline has been doing a good job following the recount.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archive.../12/022290.php
It appears that this recount of the fifth pile that pushed Franken into the lead is the result of a deal struck between the Franken camp and the State Attorney General Lori Swanson .