Comments on: Anoka County asks Coleman and Franken to re-try ballot review

By: Phoenix Woman

Phoenix Woman — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:39:03 +0000

Why didn’t Anoka take the approach of neighboring Sherburne County and simply refuse to review additional ballots proposed by the Coleman camp? “I was fine with doing that,” Smith told MnIndy — but when Coleman’s representative refused to proceed the review was stopped in its tracks.

DING DING DING!

We have proof that the Coleman campaign is violating the equal-protection trope that their method of “standardization” of fifth-pile ballot treatment was supposed to uphold!

Take this sucker back to the Supremes, have them rule to allow all the fifth-piles to be counted (they were wrongly rejected in the first place anyway), and let Norm whine.

By: T-Paws Court

T-Paws Court — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:06:06 +0000

T-paws court purposely screwed up to let Coleman create a lot of FUD.

Now Coleman will go to court for sure. Time to seat Franken.

By: taconite12

taconite12 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:10:38 +0000

The process agreed to did allow for either campaign to try and have 1-4 pile AE’s evaluated for inclusion in Pile 5, however, any party, Coleman, Franken, or the county, could “veto”.

What a mess this has become, the challenges today were just like with the previous challenge process, well not quite as many, but same games being played, LOTS of frivolous challenges.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:20:58 +0000

Just another stall tactic from the Coleman campaign. Why not count the absentee ballots that the county units have determined were wrongfully rejected and let the chips fall where they may? Oh yeah, Coleman doesn’t want that. He needs to cherry pick because he can’t handle the truth–that he’s already lost.

The job of each county election board is to uphold the accuracy and transparency of elections under their jurisdiction. Coleman is trying to throw suspicion on the election process. I served as an Election Judge in Dakota County and, believe me, people who serve on Election Day come from ALL political persuasions, but work to the best of their ability in a non-partisan way. It’s a long day (in my case, 17 hours). Let them do their jobs.

By the way, the “ballots in the car” story was debunked weeks ago. It’s too bad the right wing blogosphere and wing nut radio windbags don’t know anything else but to regurgitate tired and untrue talking points. Rush and Hannity are so 2004-ish.

By: lazercat2008

lazercat2008 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:46:32 +0000

Can somebody please shut these people up. Where do they get these strange ideas from? Is there some wacked out radio station or something they all listen too? They just keep coming up with this endless babble.

By: lazercat2008

lazercat2008 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:44:14 +0000

Oh, some liberal left ballots in her car. That Liberal Mark Richie counted them twice. What? Proof, I don’t need any proof. That does it. See you in court.

By: lazercat2008

lazercat2008 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:40:45 +0000

Oh, look some liberal left a bunch of ballots in his car. And then that liberal Mark Ritchie counted them twice. What? I have to have proof? I’ll sue you for not letting me get my way. Waaaaah.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:23:59 +0000

Hold everything….. I found 50 Franken votes under my sofa.