The punishing recount between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken was supposed to end today, but 130 lost ballots in Minneapolis that could sway the outcome must be found first.
Minnesota’s Senate race has no immediate end in sight
The Takeaway talks to Tom Scheck of Minnesota Public Radio as the 2008 manual re-count (for the Coleman – Franken election) of more than 2.9 million votes heads into its final days.
Al Franken and Norm Coleman campaign for Minnesota Senate seat
Minnesota’s Senate race, between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and challenger Democrat Al Franken, is heating up. While they battle it out, there isn’t much doubt that the Independence Party’s Dean Barkley will act as a spoiler.
