MN Supremes To Coleman: Rejected!
The MN Supreme Court rejected an appeal today by Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign to count rejected absentee ballots from GOP-leaning areas, the latest blow to the incumbent's bid for re-election. The decision effectively allows the State Canvassing Board to certify the recount results, and at this point, Democrat Al Franken holds an unofficial 225-vote lead.
Will MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican with designs on a WH bid, sign off on the certification? Will Coleman's team sue? And will Senate Dems move to seat Franken when they convene tomorrow?
Franken camp attorney Marc Elias: "Today, the Supreme Court once again affirmed the validity of the rules under which this recount was conducted. Minnesotans have waited a long time for a winner to be declared in this race, and today, with the last attempt to halt the counting process now having failed, Al Franken will be declared the winner."
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