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Posted by Charles G on Mon Jan 5 12:59:38 2009 It appears that Al Franken is going to be "certified" as the winner of the Minnesota Senate race. While lawsuits will likely follow, in cases such as this posession becomes 9/10ths of the law....I think it's impossible for any of us here to have a complete understanding of what went on in the recount rooms so I'm not looking to debate whether particular ballots should or should not have been counted, but there is clearly a disturbing trend at work and that trend smells bad. In the last three major recounts -- 2000 Florida Presidential, 2004 Washington Senate and 2008 Minnesota Senate -- the ultimate winner was of the same political affiliation as the state Attorney General. In 2004 and 2008, the ultimate winner "overcame" an election night deficit to win based on the recount. In all three cases, there were/are allegations that political influence was used and that calls on whether or not to include particular ballots were not made impartially. Who out there has the brilliant suggestion so that these situations are avoided in the future? |
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