Just 50 Votes Apart

by: Jason Haber December 2, 2008

50 votes. That is all the separates Al Franken from Norm Coleman, according the Franken campaign attorney Marc Elias. The closest Senate race in US history may very well come down to the very last voted counted.
Almost 200 ballots were ‘found’ today in one democratic leaning county and that is sure to add […]

Projection: Franken to Win Recount by 27 Votes

by: Jason Haber November 23, 2008

Kudos (again) to Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com. His projections and observations during the election cycle made him a breakout star in the political junkie universe. Now Silver is stepping up to the plate again. This time his in-depth regression anlaysis of the Minnesota Senate recount reveals that Al Franken should defeat Norm Coleman by a […]

Minn. Senate Race Tightens In Recount

by: Jason Haber November 22, 2008

How close is close? How about 115 votes. That’s all that separate incumbent Norm Coleman from Al Franken. That is a frigheningly close figure, with 40% of the recount still to come.
According to CBS: Coleman entered the recount with a 215-vote edge over Franken. That lead has dropped to 115 votes […]

What to do with Joe Lieberman?

by: Jason Haber November 6, 2008

It is time for Joe Lieberman to face the music. But Senate democrats must wrestle with what, if any, punishment he should face for his support of McCain. When he first endorsed McCain, Lieberman gave assurances that he would not go negative on Obama or the democratic party. Then came the […]