MN Update: Franken Lead Grows

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As lawsuits and vote counting continue in the Minnesota Senate race, Al Franken is gaining votes. Many believe that Norm Coleman isn’t going to give up until every legal recourse has been exhausted — not because he thinks he can win, but becuase the longer he can wrangle with Franken in the courts, the longer the Democrats have to operate with 58 votes in the Senate. But if Coleman wants to run for governor or continue his political career in some other way, he may withdraw before he does too much more damage to his public image. I’d give this even odds for going to the Supreme Court.

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