December 18th, 2008 // comments (0)

Franken Closing In On Coleman

Norm Coleman’s Lead Has Evaporated To 88 Votes:

Meanwhile, a Coleman spokesman predicted that Democrat Al Franken would take the lead Thursday for the first time in the recount as many of Coleman’s challenges being dropping would go into Franken’s column. The spokesman, Mark Drake, predicted it would be a “temporary flip” that Coleman would overcome later as other withdrawn challenges are awarded to the candidates.

Believe it or not, the highly over-rated Nate Silver is guessing that Norm Coleman may end up ahead of Al Franken by as little as a single vote. Bottom Line: It’s going to be close…

Watch the drama unfold live…

Update: Norm Coleman’s lead is now down to 5 votes…

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 17, 2008 -- Live: The Coleman/Franken Recount
• December 11, 2008 -- Franken In Hail-Mary Web Vid
• December 5, 2008 -- Minnesota Recount Is Over, Kinda
• December 3, 2008 -- Baghdad Bob: Franken Claims Lead
• November 20, 2008 -- More Franken Coleman Ballots
• November 20, 2008 -- Al Franken Is Contesting This?