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Norm Coleman released a new video to raise funds for his legal battle to wrest his old Senate seat from Democratic challenger Al Franken.
“I will win this election,” Coleman promises in the video. His unusually dramatic line reading reaches a crescendo in this part:
“While Al Franken, Harry Reid and their allies will likely continue their [...]

It was 18 degrees below zero in the Twin Cities on Thursday as people left their homes for school or work on the coldest morning in five years. Gov. Tim Pawlenty will give his State of the State address at noon to whoever manages to drag his or her frozen butt into the House Chamber at [...]

With Norm Coleman set to address the media at 3 p.m. CST, speculation abounds about whether the now-former senator will file a lawsuit to prevent certification of a win by Al Franken or, less likely, concede. One GOP bigwig has weighed in, urging Coleman to step down: Former Gov. Arne Carlson, who attended the 1996 [...]

Maybe Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak doesn’t really want a job with the Obama administration after all. In a YouTube video released this week, hizzoner momentarily toys with a small felt replica of the person who has the power (among other powers) to hire him. “These are finger puppets?” Rybak exclaims. “Barack Obama finger puppets? I love this!”

U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman spoke to raucous supporters early on Election Night at the Minnesota Republican Party gathering Nov. 4 at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, Minn. Even then, partial election returns signaled a margin between Coleman and Democrat Al Franken so small that it was headed to a recount. So after acknowledging the historic result in the presidential contest and the “graciousness” of U.S. Sen. John McCain’s concession speech, Coleman offered neither concession nor triumphalism. Instead he told the pumped-up crowd, “There is more counting to be done” — a sober assessment that will apparently hold true for weeks.

An homage to democracy and T.I’s “Whatever you Like,” a group of 7th graders at Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta performed this awesome and totally catchy song, “You Can Vote However You Like,” on CNN. Vote now: Which kid’s your favorite? I vote the little hammy dancing dude! (Lyrics inside!)

The national television time U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has paid for tonight is being billed as the first political infomercial since Ross Perot pioneered the form in 1992. That’s not quite true, since Lyndon LaRouche was on TV before Perot and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton since, but among major candidates for the presidency at this [...]

UPDATED  Ana Marie Cox heard “Arab terrorist.” Josh Marshall is reserving judgment now hears only “Arab.” And The Uptake offers a post-game interview with the speaker herself. But one way to judge whether the woman at the Oct. 10 rally in Lakeville, Minn., told Sen. John McCain that Sen. Barack Obama is (merely) “an Arab” or (alternatively) “an Arab terrorist” [...]