Franken Takes Lead!!!!

[tekisui]

http://www.startribune.com/video/?ls1=1?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O%20%3Cimg%20src=

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[fulllib]

1. K&R!!!

[camera obscura]

2. Life is good.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Hell yeah!!!! Recommended!

GO AL!:woohoo:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

4. Someone has to attach a camera to O'Reilly so we can all watch him the second a win is official

Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!

[GrapesOfWrath]

5. Woot!!!

:woohoo:

:fistbump:

[Phred42]

6. How can you tell from this live feed?

They aren't announcing the current talley.

It does appear that these ballots are clearly votes for Franken !

[camera obscura]

7. There is a tally on the right side of the screen. See:

[Phred42]

28. Doh! + 20 now -I was looking on the video part - never looked on the side

Thanks!

[tekisui]

13. My link has a count, Fanken up by 11.

And, these are the challenges from the Coleman camp, meaning they are only going to help Franken.

[Dennis Donovan]

15. If you right click the little box and select "refresh" it will show you the real-time tally...

...otherwise it refreshes itself every minute or two.

[Dennis Donovan]

18. Haha! Is "lizard people" a candidate?

:rofl:

[Phred42]

47. F +77

[Dennis Donovan]

8. +7 Franken!!!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

9. F +6

[Dennis Donovan]

10. +10 Franken!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

25. F +18

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

11. F +11

[ovidsen]

12. Ya gotta believe!

I'm sure that the vote tally will be challenged (when I checked seconds ago, Franken's lead was all of 4 votes)

But I can dream, can't I?? I'm repeating this phrase to myself (under my breath; I don't want any altercations), "Senator Franken... Senator Franken...)

[madinmaryland]

14. Franken +11

:woohoo:

[bbernardini]

16. When is the count expected to be finished? nt

[tekisui]

22. Hopefully, late this evening/night.

They are going to try to finish.

However, they still have overvotes to deal with and challenged absentee ballots.

They won't be DONE DONE until early next year. But, the margin that Franken leads by at the end of today will likely stand without much change. Today is what really matters.

[mucifer]

17. debating lizard people

:rofl:

[Dennis Donovan]

21. Aren't lizard people republicans? Calling Swamp Rat!

:spray:

[marshall]

19. Can we stop counting now?

let them take a break for the holidays!

[Froward69]

20. +12

[mucifer]

23. This committee is really trying to do a good job.

[tekisui]

24. Yes they are, thorough and fair to each ballot.

[Dennis Donovan]

26. +21 Franken!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

27. F +22

[Phred42]

29. F + 24

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

30. I watched 2 hrs yesterday, 1 hr today. Only seen 1 flip for abNormie.

F +23

[tekisui]

31. Yeah, these are Coleman's challenges.

Most of them were challenged only to lengthen the process. All of Frankens challenges have already been ruled on, so these last couple of hundred will mostly go to Franken, with some going to over-vote category.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

34. Thanks for that.

I was wondering if there was a batch of F challenges coming down the pike.

I can stop watching...This thing is over. :)

[mucifer]

32. some of these I look to me like I can't tell who they vote for and the votes go

to Franken. I think we can't see these that well on the 'puter.

[tekisui]

33. They have seen and ruled on almost every conceivable scenario

of marking. They have set precedents, so they know what to look for.

[madinmaryland]

35. +31

[RockaFowler]

36. Why can't people follow directions??

I'm looking at some of these ballots and some people just cannot comprehend. There are check marks and "x"'s and circles. How hard is it to just fill in the circle?? It's a scantron machine from high school.

[camera obscura]

38. Someone compared it to children scribbling on a kids menu...

:rofl:

[RockaFowler]

40. So true

There was one ballot I saw that showed what looked like they initialed their name on every area that had a write-in area. What is wrong with people???

[FredStembottom]

49. All citizens get to vote. Think of the thousands of types of disease.......

...and enfeeblements that people are subject to. Mental and/or physical. There would have to be all kinds of problems.

[AzDar]

37. Awesome!

:patriot: :applause:

[SoCalNative]

39. F +55

now

[mucifer]

41. some of these challenges are mindboggling. It's so clear they voted for Franken.

[FredStembottom]

42. +60!

Very, very exciting!

Maybe I take down my Franken yard sign today!

[mucifer]

43. I think you better wait til Jan 20th. I don't think it's over.

[tekisui]

45. They are trying their damnedest to get it done by Jan. 1

that is the 'deadline'.

[FredStembottom]

46. I suppose some kind of convoluted legal challenge.....

.... going up to the SCOTUS is to be expected. That would give James Baker his chance to come out and declare the canvassing board to be terrorists - or whatever.

[FredStembottom]

44. The total thingy on the right is now updating itself.

No refresh needed.

How convenient!

What an enjoyable morning!

[Wednesdays]

48. Franken up by 80 now

What was Coleman's highest lead since yesterday? I don't remember it being higher than 80.

[FredStembottom]

50. "All in favor say Aye"........

"Opposed: _____________". Huh?

Same sign?

What does that mean?

[fla nocount]

51. Broke a 100. n/t

[tridim]

52. Senator Al Franken!

:)