Franken declared winner by Minnesota Supreme Court
June 30, 2009 - 2:44pm
Finally might be the end of the line.
Minnesota's Supreme Court has dismissed former Sen. Norm Coleman's challenge to the state's November election results and declared Democratic challenger Al Franken the winner.
The court's unanimous, unsigned opinion declared that Franken "received the highest number of votes legally cast" and is entitled "to receive the certificate of election as United States senator from the state of Minnesota."
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Coleman still could attempt to take the challenge to federal courts. But Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, told CNN on Sunday that he would sign Franken's election certificate if the state Supreme Court declared him the winner.
Yee haw!
Fantastic. I love Franken.
This could actually make American politics fun
Coleman concedes.
Republican Norm Coleman has conceded to Democrat Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race, ending one of the longest Senate races in American history and clearing the way for Democrats to hold a 60-seat supermajority in the Senate.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/24383.html#ixzz0JwoGlBQ1&D
It's about time Coleman realized he was not going to win. What an asshat.
So glad to hear Franken has won!!!
Received just a couple of hours ago:
From: Al Franken
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (me)
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Thank You
Dear Friend,
I've said it before, and I want to say it again: THANK YOU.
We just received word that the Minnesota State Supreme Court has ruled on Norm Coleman's appeal. I wanted to let you know right away, the court upheld our victory in a 5-0 decision.
Paul Wellstone said that successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have a vision. He also said that politics only has to do with trying to do right by people.
Throughout this campaign we've shared a vision of a new direction for our country. We know what we want - an economy that works for everyone, universal health care, and to create new jobs through renewable energy investment. As Senator-elect, I intend to take our shared vision of progress to Washington and try to do right by every single Minnesotan.
That's the good news. Now, the bad news. Even though this process has reached its conclusion, we still very much need contributions to our recount fund.
It's taken immense amounts of work by scores of dedicated legal professionals and campaign staff to preserve the win we achieved together. The financial resources required to continually defend our victory in court over the past seven and a half months were enormous.
Please know, Franni and I never could have done this without you - thank you so very much for your support. Every step of the way, we've been able to rely on your generosity, and we couldn't possibly be more grateful.
Yours truly,
Al