AP Admits Flub: 'Uncalls' Franken Loss

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin between the top two candidates is less than one-half of one percent.

The AP called the race prematurely. Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said the recount won't begin until mid-November at the earliest and will probably stretch into December. It will involve local election officials from around the state.

Comments

[Minnie Soda]

600 more DEMs from our state could have changed history--- lazy poops!!!

[edie]

Without Dean Barkley of the Independent Party, Franken probably would have won easily. Barkley got 15% of the vote.

[edie]

Without Dean Barkley of the Independent Party, Franken probably would have won easily. Barkley got 15% of the vote.

[edie]

Without Dean Barkley of the Independent Party, Franken probably would have won easily. Barkley got 15% of the vote.

[Gail Cade]

As a Canadian, subjected 24/7 to yet another slash & burn campaign, this time by Coleman, I sincerely hope the recount will send Franken to the Senate. When will these idiots finally realize that these tactics DON'T work, and only serve to turn off potential voters!

[JB]

The AP has become so transparently GOP-biased its a joke.

[c robin]

'They' always refer to Franken as a comedian or a radio talk show host; as if they are trying to demean him somehow. He is never given credit for being a writer. One of his books was written with 14 graduate students from Harvard, who helped Franken fact check his book.
I would say Franken has a helluva lot of knowledge about the policies and people of the current administration. I dare say he's probably a lot more knowledgeable than Norm Coleman!