MN GOP logoFormer Sen. Norm Coleman’s message of cooperation and support, intoned during his concession Tuesday afternoon, was repeated in an email to supporters. But while he was calling for prayers for Franken, his party was taking a different tack: The Minnesota GOP released a statement decrying the state’s “deeply flawed election system” and the state Supreme Court’s decision that, it felt, “wrongly disenfranchised thousands of Minnesotans who deserve to have their votes counted.”


Coleman’s email:

Dear Friend,

The news has arrived from the Minnesota Supreme Court and the
conclusion to the 2008 United States Senate election has been reached.

I want you to be among the first to know of my decision to
congratulate our newest Senator, Al Franken, for his victory. And, I
ask you and all Minnesotans to join with me in giving our prayers and
support to our state’s new Senator and his family.

You have been my hope and my strength and my courage for these past
many, many months. Your prayers, your comfort and your wisdom have
guided me through the most difficult times over the past 8 months.

There are not enough words to express my gratitude and that of my
family for your commitment to this effort. I thank you from the
bottom of my heart for everything you have done to make my life an
incredible adventure.

God Bless You and Minnesota!

Sincerely,

Norm Coleman

P.S. – Attached please find the statement I am presenting at a media
conference shortly

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The Minnesota GOP’s statement (via the Minnesota Progressive Project):

Today’s ruling wrongly disenfranchised thousands of Minnesotans who deserve to have their votes counted. Alongside Senator Coleman, the Republican Party of Minnesota has fought to make sure every vote counts and all voters are treated fairly and uniformly. As we move forward, our deeply flawed election system must be dramatically improved to ensure our state’s elections are fair, accurate and reliable.