With Coleman down in MN Senate count, paper suggests "do-over" election

[babylonsister]

http://mediamatters.org/countyfair/200902230015?show=1

With Coleman down in MN Senate count, paper suggests "do-over" election

Published Mon, Feb 23, 2009 3:02pm ET by Karl Frisch

With Norm Coleman's hopes of retaining his seat in the U.S. Senate looking slimmer by the day, a reporter from the Washington Post and an editorial from the Pioneer Press have a suggestion to (prolong the already months long election contest) bring things to a close.

Despite the fact that Al Franken won the recount and continues to hold onto the lead...

Despite the fact that Norm Coleman has been handed legal set-back after legal set-back...

Despite the fact that Minnesota is losing out with only one Senator in Washington...

Despite the fact that conservatives are using the lack of an additional Democratic Senator to stymie President Obama’s agenda...

Despite all of this, the Washington Post’s Shailagh Murray and the Pioneer Press think it might be a good idea to scrap everything that has happened since Election Day and instead hold a run-off election, something that even Minnesota election law doesn't allow?

How about some critical reporting that holds Coleman accountable for his hypocritical legal wrangling? Perhaps that would speed things along.

[Mz Pip]

1. No.

what if it's close again? Then what? Another long drawn out recount?

Coleman needs to give his concession speech like 2 months ago. :eyes:

[Roadless]

20. Sounds like possible payola.....

Between the Coleman camp and the Pioneer Press.

[Royal Sloan 09]

2. K & R, WTF over! eom

[dana_b]

3. if it's not in Minnesota's laws

than they can't make things up as they go along - especially if it's just because they don't like the outcome. ;-)

[regnaD kciN]

4. Sounds like a great idea, IF...

...we <i>also</i> first develop time-travel technology and move ourselves back in time to November 5, 2000, and hold a similar do-over of the Bush/Gore election. Sound fair to you, G.O.P.?

[lame54]

12. They do have time travel technology...

but it runs on hemp and the oil companies won't let it be developed

[PM Martin]

5. Gee, Republicans are not happy that they could not steal this one.

So the corporate owned media is trying to deny the rightful winner his place.

[KamaAina]

6. Why did I know it was gonna be the Pioneer Press?

Flippin' RW cat box liner. :puke:

[KamaAina]

7. Wouldn't help Sore LoserColeman one bit

We're only in this mess because of the third-party candidcay of Dean Barkley, Jesse "The Body" Ventura's former campaign manager. Head to head, Franken wipes up the floor with SoreLoserColeman. Especially after this disgraceful display.

[Junkdrawer]

8. Hey, maybe the US Supreme Court can issue one of their "This Case Only" rulings...

and demand just that for, well, Equal Protection reasons.

They've done stranger things...

[BlueJazz]

9. At least People in Minnesota don't need any of those "Penis-Enlargement" drugs.

They already have the biggest Dick in their state.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

10. And exactly what provision of Minnesota law

are these ambulatory shits basing this absurd contention on?



<crickets>



I thought so.

Sit down and shut up, Greaseweasel Norm. Disappear, vanish, go away, make yourself scarce. YOU LOST, ASSHOLE!!! OWN IT!!

[Brother Buzz]

11. A do over in 2014 sounds fine to me - in the mentime seat the winner

Al Franken. Politics doesn't have to be hard.

[DemBones DemBones]

15. Yes, Coleman can run again in 2014 if he

really wants to be humiliated again. No do-overs, Norm!

[Bluebear]

13. Oh my, Sore Loserman. The votes have been counted & recounted, Norm.

We can't keep counting them until you get the results you want. Join us! Join us in confirming Senator Franken as the winner! Don't be a sore loserman!

:sarcasm:

[geckosfeet]

14. Why are they suggesting a do-over? The fuck bag lost. Is this the new republic

strategy - lose an election and have your proxy boys in the press call for do-over as if there is some sort of grass roots ground swell for it?

WTF - if Franken is not seated soon someone should sue the bastards for obstruction and subversion.

[GoesTo11]

16. In the future, every election will be sued and kept in court indefinitely

until a revote.

What bullshit. How about a nation of laws instead?

[Horse with no Name]

17. O hell no

This is the most insane idea ever.
I guess if they let them have a "do-over", that uh "manipulations" can be adjusted.

[Bonn1997]

18. How about best of three?

Franken gets the first but we hold three elections and whoever wins two of them first gets the seat? (It reminds me of basketball when the losing team says, "best of three?" Then they lose again and say, "best of five?")

[annabanana]

21. BEST answer!

best of 7. . . .best of 9. .

schoolyard repugs...that's all they are.

[dflprincess]

19. Of course they want a special election

as a rule when there is a special election in Minnesota (usually to fill a vacant seat in the state legislature) the Republican does better than the DFLer.

[Wiley50]

22. Can't the 3 judge panel hearing the contest bring this to a close already?

What then: Coleman appeals to the Supremes?

Well, Ben Ginsburg who represented Bush in 2000 would like that just fine I bet

He reps Coleman now.

[October]

23. Seems to me the citizen in MN are not being represented. /nt