Ballot Analysis Consensus: Franken to Overtake Coleman

by: tremayne

Tue Dec 16, 2008 at 11:50

In an hour the Canvassing Board will begin examining ballots that have been challenged by Norm Coleman or Al Franken. But several analyses of the ballots point toward Franken gaining the edge. The latest analysis is also an example of traditional media learning tricks from bloggers: the Star Tribune has been keeping track of users taking their "ballot challenge" and the consensus among readers is that Franken will pull ahead.

This conclusion supports one done by the AP and those of several blog readers, like this one.  Of course there is a possibility of bias here; perhaps Franken supporters are more likely to be wasting time doing valuable work examining the ballots. But with AP concurring it seems quite likely Franken will be pulling ahead.The Coleman camp has turned to the courts to preserve their lead and Coleman is also hiring lawyers to prepare a defense against corruption charges.