Cornyn: I’ll Support Norm Coleman if He Appeals to the Supreme Court (Washington Indy)

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By David Weigel 6/23/09 2:12 PM

At a luncheon at the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s headquarters near Capitol Hill (organized by the Heritage Foundation), I asked Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) if there was a Republican game plan ready when the Minnesota Supreme Court makes its ruling in the contested 2008 Minnesota Senate race — if, as many expect, it decides that Al Franken (D) defeated former Sen. Norm Coleman (R). Although he cautioned that “most predictions about judicial outcomes are 50/50″ and that he didn’t rule out a Coleman win in the state Supreme Court, Cornyn said that Republicans were ready to back more lawsuits if Coleman lost ...

http://washingtonindependent.com/48351/cornyn-ill-support-norm-coleman-if-he-appeals-to-the-supreme-court



U.S. Senate fight continues, but most staffers have moseyed
Campaigns employed dozens, but it takes few to wait
By Rachel E. Stassen-Berger
rstassen-berger@ pioneerpress.com
Updated: 06/24/2009 12:19:17 AM CDT

Although the fight over Minnesota's U.S. Senate race continues, it is being fought by far fewer campaign soldiers.

The campaigns of Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman now have just one part-time and eight full-time staffers between them. At their height, the two organizations had almost 70 staffers combined.

Neither campaign now has a full-time manager — both former campaign managers have moved on to other jobs. And gone are the bustling headquarters; the communications folks now use cell phones to keep in touch with the media ...

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_12676136

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2. Obstructionism, plain and simple.

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3. Go ahead - If you secede you'll be irrelevant anyway

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