Link to watch the MN Senate recount live

[Hokie]

Franken should take the lead this morning. You can watch it live at http://theuptake.org/ starting at 9 AM Central.

It is fascinating to watch. The running commentary is great.

[trumad]

1. Here's a related video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1VEY7ndKCs

[Hokie]

6. @ Trumad

It is more like watching baseball. Hours of boredom punctuated with seconds of excitement.

[cboy4]

2. I can't express how excited I am to know Al may just pull this

off.

:bounce:

[Hokie]

3. Today will be huge

For the first time Franken will be ahead at the end of the day. It appears that it is sinking in over at the Coleman camp that they will lose the recount so they are looking at going the route of trying to stall this in the courts. Thankfully, the ultimate judge this time would be the Democratically controlled Senate and not these clowns down the street...

[senseandsensibility]

4. Thanks!

bookmarking!

[supernova]

5. Thank you for the link!

I was wondering yesterday where you guys were watching it live. :crazy: That thread was thrilling!

(possible) Senator Al Franken. Please make it so!

[Hokie]

7. The funniest moments yesterday

Someone voted for Franken but wrote in "Lizard people" in the write-in spot. Coleman's challenge was granted and it was called an over vote. On another ballot some one voted for Franken and added "stin" to Franken's name. Coleman's challenge was rejected and the vote counted. On another, the voter wrote in "Thanks for counting my vote" at the bottom. Coleman challenged this as an "identifying mark". That was rejected and counted for Franken. Finally, a voter who selected Franken wrote "Only because there is no other Democrat" next to his name. This challenge by Coleman was also rejected.

So far the rejection rate for Coleman challenges is significantly higher than it was for Franken challenges. If this continues today Franken should have a lead of a over a hundred votes at the end of the day.

[Jennicut]

10. Those are hilarious! I can't imagine writing such stuff on a ballot

[Hokie]

8. They just started

The first business is the so called duplicate ballots. This is very important. Coleman's lawyer wants have the board accept a hypothetical as fact and knock out over a hundred Franken votes.

[Hokie]

9. Looks like they will act his afternoon instead of this morning

The board really sounds like they are loathe to grant Coleman's request on these.

[mucifer]

11. this is fascinating. Franken down by one.

[mucifer]

12. Franken plus ONE!

[Hokie]

13. Franken +52

and counting..

[Hokie]

14. Franken is up over 120 now

120 on the STrib site. They are running behind a bit.

[Joe Bacon]

15. Al +128, Go Al Go!

:party:

[1776Forever]

16. Very interesting - I think they are being very fair. Good to see our Democracy at work.

Thanks, and GO FRANKEN BABY GO!

[southern_dem]

17. I'm going to hear

"move to reject the challenge" in my sleep for weeks. :)

Anywho, go Al!