Comments on: DFL talk of ‘proper’ recount makes prominent Republican sick

By: Paul Schmelzer

Paul Schmelzer — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:18:53 +0000

Thanks, David. I corrected the spelling.

By: David Brauer

David Brauer — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:15:28 +0000

Janecek, not Janacek. Happens all the time, but still.

Otherwise, great points, Chris.

By: Eric Ferguson

Eric Ferguson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:15:52 +0000

This isn’t about spin. It’s a calculated effort to simultaneously cast doubt on the honesty of the recount process, and blame the DFL for casting doubt on the honesty of the eelction process. That’s a long sentence, but the GOP is trying to do something and blame the DFL for doing it at the same time. It’s all about setting up public pressure on elected officials to give in to Coleman in hopes of looking impartial, and to threaten Franken and the DFL with long term damage to their reputations. Just like Coleman claiming victory, it’s their playbook from Florida 2000.

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:08:22 +0000

Isn’t it interesting that the Republicans sound like they are against due process (the recount) and against state rights (it is a MN law to recount under .5 percent). The votes will fall where they may.
I am an election judge as well. I want all votes to be counted properly and at this minimal difference, it’s imperative that it be done by hand. The process will start about Nov 19th and take as long as necessary. I think the Republican anger is partially because they were out spent this whole election cycle. Normally it’s the Democrats who are short on cash. . . this time it was the Republicans.

By: Chris Steller

Chris Steller — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:22:20 +0000

According to the state Campaign Finance Board website, Janacek stopped being a lobbyist earlier this year. I didn’t check the timeline but I presume it was when she took the publisher job at Politics in Minnesota.

By: Alex Lester

Alex Lester — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:10:39 +0000

Sarah J., “political analyst” is, in fact, owner of a GOP public relations firm and a registered lobbyist. She is paid extremely well to trash democrats and has been doing it for too many years on TPT’s Almanac. She’s just doing her job on behalf of the Coleman campaign. I’ve tried ignoring her but she won’t go away.

By: Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:35:53 +0000

Naplesgal: self-appointed.

By: Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:35:02 +0000

To hell with Sarah Janacek and her “opinions.” She’s been nothing but a Republican party hack since the day her name first appeared in print, despite how ever many sets of sheep’s clothing she tried on. Her comments are “rich”:

“ Franken and the DFL Party are not entitled to, at best, cast doubt on our process, or worse, create chaos.”

Everything I’ve seen, especially including her writings, indicate it is the Coleman campaign and its boosters who have been “cast[ing] doubt on our process, [and] worse, creat[ing] chaos.” They’re a bunch of hypocrites.

I long for the days when the Republican party is once again run by the loyal and respected opposition, rather than the small-minded criminals and nut cases.

By: Naplesgal

Naplesgal — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:39:46 +0000

Whoever gave her the title “Political Analyst”, or is this a
self-appointed title?

By: Dave Kliman

Dave Kliman — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:04:42 +0000

Further, an MIT Professor, Charles Stewart III, has written a brief memo:

http://electionupdates.caltech.edu/?p=2381

He wrote it on the 6th, when we still didn’t know there would be a recount, and when Coleman’s lead was still 336…