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The Fix: Florida lesson for Coleman is Jennings v. Buchanan, not Bush v. Gore

By Chris Steller | 04.02.09 | 6:29 pm

jenningsShould Norm Coleman Concede?” asks the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza today in his blog, The Fix. Cillizza recommends the former senator look to Florida for a lesson, and he doesn’t mean Bush vs. Gore. Instead, Cillizza says, Democrat Christine…

The Schultz Report: Is Minnesota another Florida 2000? No, and yes

By Steve Perry | 11.14.08 | 12:43 pm

In this week’s edition of the Schultz Report audiocast, David Schultz examines the looming vote recount in the Minnesota US Senate face-off between Sen. Norm Coleman and Al Franken.

Is the situation here another Florida 2000 cage match, as so many pundits are claiming? In most respects, Schultz thinks the answer is no. But when it comes to the stakes and the political gamesmanship, that’s another matter.