Norm Coleman's a sore loser. Why won't the press say so? (MediaMatters)

[jefferson_dem]

Norm Coleman's a sore loser. Why won't the press say so?
by Eric Boehlert

Any day now, a three-judge panel in Minnesota will rule on Norm Coleman's lawsuit to overturn the results of the state's Senate election recount, which was completed in January. The complete hand recount concluded that the incumbent Republican lost to challenger Al Franken by 225 votes. Coleman demanded a full court case; today, almost nobody, including Coleman's own attorney, thinks the Republican will prevail in the judges' upcoming ruling, which follows a tedious seven-week trial.

End of story, and after a drawn-out, 18-week process, Franken will finally be seated in the U.S. Senate, right? Wrong. If Franken prevails as expected before the three-judge panel, Coleman will then have 10 days to file yet another appeal, this one to the Minnesota Supreme Court. If Coleman loses there as well, Republican leaders in Congress are encouraging him to not give up his legal challenge and take his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which could create a scenario in which the Minnesota election might not get decided until the fall -- almost a year after voters went to the polls -- even if the Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal.

As we discovered in Florida back in 2000, the U.S. election system is hardly perfect. And when contests are extraordinarily close and invite unprecedented scrutiny, questions always arise. But states do their best to ensure accuracy, and in the end, even in ridiculously narrow contests, a winner has to be declared and the loser has to accept defeat.

Except, apparently, in Minnesota, where Coleman has adopted the rather unique strategy of litigating his case indefinitely, thereby preventing Democrats from seating their 59th member in the Senate, where 60 votes are needed to cut off filibusters. Meaning, the battle for Franken's seat not only remains a news curiosity, but in terms of politics and power, it's a very big deal and has attracted nationwide press attention.

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[Thrill]

1. The fact that media is ignoring what going on there. Tells you all you need to know

about their agenda

[Cary]

2. It's time for some good, old-fashioned backlash. n/t

[LynnTheDem]

3. The "LIBERAL" media only calls liberals "sore losers". Like how Coleman called Franken

a :sore loser" and how he should "just concede" and how he, Coleman, would "just concede" if he were in Franken's position.


The "LIBERAL" media, like all republicans, are total hypocrites.

[Dinger]

4. Time To Put The Screws To asshole

And you know who I'm talking about.

[rasputin1952]

5. The good people of Minnesota should rise up and say, "ENOUGH!"

This has gone on far too long, Coleman lost, we know it, the nation knows it, and Coleman knows it. He's just being a a jerk because he can be a jerk. The people of Minnesota deserve far better than Coleman could ever deliver...he's an embarrassment to all of the good people of the state.

[enough]

6. I keep thinking that if the parties were reversed, the GOP would have put up

such a hellacious racket that the Democrat would have backed out by now, even if it wasn't legally required (as Gore did in 2000.) But the Democrats seem to be willing to let this play out indefinitely, as if it doesn't really matter.

[Dinger]

7. I Have Been Saying This,

the media blackout of coleman being a SORE LOSER. Way past time to call 'em out on it too.

[Dinger]

8. This Is An Excellent Article, And Gets Right To The Heart Of The Matter

Calls the media out, and I always like that:)

[tridim]

9. Yea he's being a sore loser, but it's much bigger than that

It's the entire GOP being anti-Democracy and anti-American.