Looking at the Coleman / Franken race...

[KathieG]

Isn't 15% unusual for a third party candidate?

Coleman(Incumbent) 1,211,644 42%
Franken 1,211,167 42%
Barkley 437,382 15%
100% precincts reporting - Updated 3 minutes ago

[FLAprogressive]

1. Barkley was appointed when Paul Wellstone died. So he is an ex-Senator....n/t

[Dinger]

3. And A Fucking Asshole nt

[FLAprogressive]

4. yeah...fuck dean barkley

[KathieG]

5. Ok...makes more sense now.

[lisa58]

2. not in Minnesota - think Jesse Ventura

[Clovis Sangrail]

6. 477 votes is .01% of the electorate and is *well* within the margin of error

A difference that small should trigger an automatic recount.

[Spike89]

7. Two words: Jesse Ventura

Same state...they have a history of supporting 3rd parties.

[billyoc]

8. They elected Jesse Ventura governor.

Weird shit be happenin' thar.

[Muttocracy]

9. Dean Barkley was Ventura's campaign manager and staffer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Barkley

A founder and chair of the Minnesota Reform Party (the predecessor of the Independence Party), he chaired Jesse Ventura's successful 1998 gubernatorial campaign; Ventura subsequently appointed him director of the state's Office of Strategic and Long Range Planning and briefly, as a member of the United States Senate following the death of Senator Paul Wellstone.