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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:24 PM Original message |
How Likely Is a Recount to Favor Al Franken? |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. the main issue will be the provisional ballots that will almost certainly favor Franken |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Hmmm. I didn't realize that. This could get really complicated! |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. There are no provisional ballots in MN. We have same day registration. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. interesting it appears that MN election judges are empowered to settle the issue at the poll |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. No, never had to deal with anything like that. But I live in the boonies, my precinct has only 170 |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Highly unlikely. Maybe they'd find a dozen or so extra votes, but that's about it. (nt) |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Recounts definitely favor us. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Yes but that was Florida and I suspect that MN is much better orgainized |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. now that the issue of provisional ballots has been eliminated (see upstream) |
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personanongrata (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. possible |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. The thing is, all ballots are scanned -- they'd already know if there was a big stack of improperly |
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