I'm sure you've read it elsewhere, but they're still counting votes for the senate race up in Minnesota with the race between Al Franken and current Senator Norm Coleman. The current totals, which are going up and down with the tally, rests at about 220 votes between the two of them.
Think about that for just a second. There were nearly three million votes cast for the seat and we have a difference of just 220 votes. That's less than one one-hundredth of a percentage point. Or, to put it another way, a penny compared to a hundred dollar bill.
It was a bit larger but they found 100 votes in one county cast for Mr. Franken that were missed due to a typo. And the state is having problems with the voting machines. Note the 870 comments on that one. The absentee ballots are giving them trouble as well.
I have to admit that I didn't hold out much hope for Mr. Franken when I first heard he was running. (Hmmm, I thought I had something bookmarked on that. Oh well. I'll find it later.) But then again it is Minnesota.
Think about that for just a second. There were nearly three million votes cast for the seat and we have a difference of just 220 votes. That's less than one one-hundredth of a percentage point. Or, to put it another way, a penny compared to a hundred dollar bill.
It was a bit larger but they found 100 votes in one county cast for Mr. Franken that were missed due to a typo. And the state is having problems with the voting machines. Note the 870 comments on that one. The absentee ballots are giving them trouble as well.
I have to admit that I didn't hold out much hope for Mr. Franken when I first heard he was running. (Hmmm, I thought I had something bookmarked on that. Oh well. I'll find it later.) But then again it is Minnesota.
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