Senator Norm Coleman's lead over Democratic challenger Al Franken shrunk again today but not by very much. The latest figures show a deficit of 120 for Franken with 64 percent of votes recounted. At this rate when all the votes have been recounted Franken will still trail and the outcome will depend on hundreds of ballots challenged by each campaign as well as a court fight over some rejected absentee ballots.
The odd thing today is that Franken lost a lot of votes in big Democratic-leaning counties where he had been doing well. The most likely explanation: a conspiracy of the Lizard People.
Here's an update of the chart I used last night:
Part of the Minnesota Vote
Original Votes
% Recounted
Franken Gain/Loss
Still to Come?
Big pro-Franken counties
905000
58% in
+23
+17 ?
Big pro-Coleman counties
724000
61% in
+33
+21 ?
Small counties (Coleman)
793000
73% in
+39
+15 ?
Those are some big changes from last night's version. Details ahead.
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