Coleman/Franken Monday Roundup 4/6

Aaron Keyak — April 6, 2009 – 10:48 am | Congress | Democrats | Republicans Comments (0) Add a comment

Coleman/Franken Monday roundup:

The Hill: Senate GOPs back Coleman all the way

Senate Republicans are backing their beleaguered colleague in Minnesota, saying former Sen. Norm Coleman should push his election case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Politico: Franken-Coleman gravy train rides on

At least one constituency was thrilled by recent reports suggesting that the seemingly endless Minnesota Senate race could drag out even longer, perhaps for years — Washington fundraisers.

The epic Senate recount battle between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken is turning out to be an incomparable gravy train, lining the pockets not just of the lawyers who are making a small fortune off the case, but also of groups ranging from the Republican Jewish Coalition to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

USA Today: Special panel set to do last count in Minn. Senate race

The Minnesota Senate race has been undecided for so long that “it’s sort of like the Iraq war,” says Bruce Carlson of Brooklyn Park, Minn. “People almost forget that it’s still going on.”

JW Political Insider: Monday morning reading: Coleman/Franken

Republican groups  see the ongoing battle as a matter of  “drawing a line in the sand after taking a brutal Election Day beating and claiming the moral high ground on voter-protection efforts—an argument typically associated with Democrats.”

Meanwhile, I’ve been wondering: why haven’t there been polls looking at how Minnesota voters feel about the candidate today, five months after the election?  A while back, Coleman forces were demanding a new election.  How would the weary candidates fare if he were to get his wish?

NJDC Blog: Is Losing What’s Best for Coleman?

I neglected to take into account, “even if Norm Coleman pulls off a miracle win in his Senate race/trial/appeal against Al Franken, he’d be so besieged by investigations that he might wish he hadn’t.”

Media Matters: Interviewing Coleman, Fox & Friends repeatedly misinforms on Coleman-Franken race

On the April 3 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade teased an interview with former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) by claiming that Coleman is “not close to giving up, even though some Democrats are vowing to make it impossible for him to win.” During the segment with Coleman, co-host Gretchen Carlson claimed, “[T]he last time I checked, Norm Coleman won the election after election night.” However, while Coleman was ahead in the vote count after election night, he was not certified the winner; his opponent, Al Franken (D), now leads by 225 votes after the results of a recount mandated by state law because of the closeness of the results.

 

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