In what may very well be the death knell for Norm Coleman's time in the U.S. Senate, the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously dismissed one of his last legal objections to the recount process.

In a five-to-zero decision, the court rejected a Coleman campaign lawsuit that sought to block the course of the recount due to concerns that some ballots had been counted twice. It was the Minnesota Republican's last legal angle for making up the 47-vote deficit he currently faces against Al Franken.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/24/supreme-court-rules-on-mi_n_153383.html

Is anyone surprised that the democrats found enough votes after the election was over to overcome Coleman's thousand vote lead?

I am not suprised at all that yet another republican attempted to steal another election

Not so fast, Grasshopper.

Latest on the Coleman-Franken race (or Franken-Coleman, if you prefer):

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/?gclid=CInhsu2v4pcCFSJIagod-Wc-Cg

Franken leads by a nose, however, the recount isn't over (the fat lady hasn't sung yet).

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) -- Democrat Al Franken declared victory in the hotly contested Minnesota Senate race Monday, saying the win is "incredibly humbling."


A Minnesota board says Al Franken won his U.S. Senate race against Norm Coleman by 225 votes.

The Minnesota State Canvassing Board on Monday certified the results of the recount of Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's fight to retain his seat against Franken. The results showed Franken with a 225-vote lead.

"I am proud to stand before you as the next senator from Minnesota," Franken told reporters Monday night. "It's clear that we have a lot of important work to do ... I'm ready to go to Washington and get to work as soon as possible."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/minnesota.recount/index.html

GOP's Spin On Coleman Reaches New Heights
By Eric Kleefeld - January 10, 2009, 10:56PM

It really is amazing to see where the Republican spin is going with Norm Coleman's challenge to the Minnesota election result, which has put the seat in limbo until such time as the conflict is settled.

Earlier tonight, I sent an e-mail to NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh asking him for comment on the new Research 2000 poll saying that 47% of Minnesota voters want Franken to be provisionally seated during the contest, compared to only 37% who prefer that the seat remain vacant. I expected him to say that the poll was commissioned by Daily Kos and therefore not credible. But that's not what he said.

"So a majority of the people of Minnesota do not think Al Franken should be seated?" Walsh told me. A few minutes later he sent me another e-mail: "Guess you won't report that a majority of Minn voters oppose seating Franken right?"

Of course, that's not what the poll says. A 47% plurality favor seating Franken, only 37% oppose seating him, and the remainder are in the undecided column. Note: "Undecided" does not mean they favor your position. And if it did, you could easily tell Walsh that 63% of Minnesota voters oppose keeping the seat vacant.

Congratulations MR Franken