December 3rd, 2008 // comments (0)

Baghdad Bob: Franken Claims Lead

Franken’s lawyer, Marc Elias, has been pressing for the media to focus on the campaign’s internal vote totals of the recount, which as of Wednesday showed Franken opening a lead of 22 votes.

To drive home its point, the campaign will withdraw hundreds of challenges that it determines have no merit in the state’s ongoing recount.

“We will be sending a letter to the Secretary of State today withdrawing 633 challenges that we believe have no chance of being upheld before the state Canvassing Board,” Elias said.

This is truly, genuinely, a pathetic move by the Franken Camp. Disinformation is in play.

Update: New ‘mysterious’ ballots yank 40+ votes away from Al Franken.

Related:

• January 26, 2009 -- Colman/Franken Battle Heats Up
• January 6, 2009 -- Coleman Challenges MN Recount
• January 5, 2009 -- Franken Wins Senate Seat
• December 19, 2008 -- Franken Takes Lead In Recount
• December 18, 2008 -- Franken Closing In On Coleman
• December 17, 2008 -- Live: The Coleman/Franken Recount
• December 11, 2008 -- Franken In Hail-Mary Web Vid
• December 5, 2008 -- Minnesota Recount Is Over, Kinda
• November 20, 2008 -- More Franken Coleman Ballots
• November 20, 2008 -- Al Franken Is Contesting This?