Al Franken and Norm Coleman face off today in Minnesota Supreme Court as oral arguments start for the selection of junior senator in the land of ten thousand lakes. Minnesota Public Radio’s Tom Scheck visits to tell us more.
It ain’t over till it’s over. A day before the 111th Congress convenes, Republican senators are claiming that they will block any attempts to seat Democrat Al Franken, who currently holds a slim lead over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
Two votes separate candidates in Minnesota senate race
The disputed Minnesota Senate race is now closer that it’s ever been. Tom Scheck, a reporter with Minnesota Public Radio, joins The Takeaway with the latest.
The punishing recount between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken was supposed to end today, but 130 lost ballots in Minneapolis that could sway the outcome must be found first.
Minnesota’s Senate race has no immediate end in sight
The Takeaway talks to Tom Scheck of Minnesota Public Radio as the 2008 manual re-count (for the Coleman – Franken election) of more than 2.9 million votes heads into its final days.
