Minnesota Senate Race

[sourboy]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/03/minnesota.senate.recount/index.html

In case you haven't heard, the vote for Minnesota's second Senate seat has been caught in a long recount.

Well, electee's are to be sworn in on Tuesday, and there's still no winner at hand. Coleman (R) is the incumbent, while Franken (D) is the current leader (by literally only 50 votes).

My question to you is this:

Considering that the winner won't be declared legally until long after tuesday's swearing in, and that this empty seat will effect the national scene --- what should be done to solve this today and in the future?

I'm thinking the president should appoint the winner, TBH. It's close enough to be a draw, let the nation's #1 be the tie breaker.

 

[jeps]

which president?

 

[Mandeville]

Stop electing senators.

 

[Perfection]

How about we do it democratically?

We don't need 100 senators to function just wait a bit, sheesh.

 

[sumit1207]

Actually Franken leads by 225 now. The last absentee ballots were recounted just yesterday. There's really no way Coleman can win.

 

[emzie]

I still am angry you guys put Franken up when just about any other Democrat would have skipped into a win.

 

[MobBoss]

The dems are playing the 'lets recount until we win' game again.

 

[emzie]

The dems are playing the 'lets recount until we win' game again.

Well that's a rather big characterization.

 

[MobBoss]

Well that's a rather big characterization.

Its also true.

 

[Cato the Elder]

Its also true.

Why then, according to your assumption, do the Republicans give up? It's not like they're less after power than the Democrats are.

 

[cubsfan6506]

The dems are playing the 'lets recount until we win' game again.

Probaly...

 

[I'm Cleo!]

The dems are playing the 'lets recount until we win' game again.

I'd characterize it: let's follow state election law and win, but you can spin it if you want.

Cleo

 

[sourboy]

Actually Franken leads by 225 now. The last absentee ballots were recounted just yesterday. There's really no way Coleman can win.

My reference is currently on CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/03/minnesota.senate.recount/index.html

 

[Gustave5436]

That article fails to take the ballots counted yesterday into account.

 

[Godwynn]

I hope Franken wins.

 

[Perfection]

Yeah, this is all standard state electoral procedure. Al Franken, I suppose coulda waived his recount right, but at a 200 vote difference in the machine polls (which do suffer problems) I don't think there's any foul play that can be attributed to his side.

 

[Godwynn]

I just got a terrible feeling in my gut, Perfection or sourboy could have potentially cast the deciding ballot in this race.

 

[Perfection]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, DON'T YOU RESPECT ME?

 

[Irish Caesar]

Let the seat be vacant until a winner can be declared.

It's not really a vacant seat, since the voters have chosen a Senator... we just don't know for certain who it is yet.

 

[Godwynn]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, DON'T YOU RESPECT ME?

You're the one who wrote in Lizard People aren't you?