Saturday, November 08, 2008

Norm Coleman, scumbag

And a Republican to the core. First we find out that he was, allegedly, using his wife as his bag man, and now he is attempting to run the standard Republican voter fraud we have seen before, stop the count before it is done.
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman sought an injunction to stop the opening and counting of 32 absentee ballots in Minneapolis, according to a copy of the court documents filed today provided to the Pioneer Press by Democrat Al Franken's campaign.

The race between Coleman and Franken, fierce rivals for months for the right to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, is headed for an automatic recount because Coleman's lead is less than one half of one percent over Franken. Currently, Coleman has just a 221-vote advantage.

That slim advantage, which has been slipping as counties have verified the vote totals, has put increased scrutiny on every ballot.

According to the injunction filed by the Coleman campaign, 32 of those ballots cast by absentee voters shouldn't be tallied because they were not opened on Election Day.
This was duly rejected by a judge with respect for the law. Still their efforts continue. Andy Barr, Franken's communications director puts it best.
"Ever since the routine process of canvassing to ensure that every vote is counted began, the Coleman campaign has been attempting to obstruct it. And, in typical fashion, they have now gone to court to shut down the count. This stealth attack on an early Saturday morning is a disgusting attempt to disenfranchise voters who did nothing wrong, and we will fight hard on behalf of Minnesotans who deserve to have their voices heard."
Let us hope this is just a futile rear guard action in the Republicans failed war on democracy.

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