The election for Senator from Minnesota is finally over--Al Franken has been declared the winner. Power Line Blog has a very good review of the events leading to this conclusion. One of the Power Line bloggers is a lawyer who lives in Minnesota and has followed the events closely.
The verdict from Power Line is that the counting of the absentee ballots was not evenly done, but Al Franken did not steal the election. Evidently, part of what happens in Minnesota at every election is uneven counting of absentee ballots.
This victory theoretically gives the Democrat party a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Since historically the Democrat party has been better at voting in unison than the Republican party, this may be interesting. Keep in mind that because of some procedural moves made in the last month or so, a healthcare reform bill will only need 50 votes to pass in the Senate--not 60.
Hopefully Mr. Franken can rise to the level of conduct becoming a Senator--although I am not really sure exactly what that is right now! Anyway, congratulations, Minnesota, you have a new Senator.
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