[Image]But just when you think the Democrats have actually hit bottom, they break out the pick-axes and start digging deeper. Such is the case with the 2008 election for a Minnesota senate seat that pitted the incumbent, Norm Coleman, against former comedian and talk-show host Al Franken.
[Image]Thanks to dozens of bizarre "coincidences" in Minnesota -- and a Democratic Secretary of State -- Franken may yet steal the Senate seat despite losing the election by 215 votes.
[Image]After a recount fraught with challenged ballots, county officials attempting to discern voter "intent" and mysteriously appearing and disappearing ballots, Franken leads by 225 votes. And now that he leads, Franken is demanding the recount process stop altogether! Some of the problems that have benefited Franken include:
• 25 precincts now have more ballots than voters and a State Supreme Court Justice has acknowledged ballots were "very likely" counted twice. This double-counting appears to have added 100 votes to Franken's total.
• When recounts benefited Coleman, the Franken campaign demanded the election night totals count instead. For example, one precinct vote swap gave Franken an extra 46 votes.
• But when another county's recount ended with 177 more ballots than recorded votes, Franken's campaign demanded the recount total be used. A single precinct vote swap like this one gave Franken another 37 votes.
• Franken-leaning counties submitted 1,350 absentee ballots after the election claiming they had been erroneously rejected. But Coleman-leaning counties, presumably attempting to play by the rules, did not submit any significant number of "incorrectly rejected" absentee ballots. This imbalance gave Franken another 176 votes.
"It's Magic! Al Franken creates 359 votes out of thin air"
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