Comments on: Minnesota Senate Update http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 30 May 2012 18:42:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Patrick E http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/comment-page-1/#comment-166955 Patrick E Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:23:54 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/#comment-166955 The case is now headed to the state Supreme Court as the Coleman campaign wants a statewide standard to be set for how the ballots are counted.<br><br>This I think is a reasonable position, you can't have partisan election officials deciding to accept ballots for their guy and deny them for the other guy. You need one set of rules for everyone to make it fair. The case is now headed to the state Supreme Court as the Coleman campaign wants a statewide standard to be set for how the ballots are counted.

This I think is a reasonable position, you can't have partisan election officials deciding to accept ballots for their guy and deny them for the other guy. You need one set of rules for everyone to make it fair.

]]> By: jchem http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/comment-page-1/#comment-166939 jchem Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:25:07 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/#comment-166939 Well said kritt. A good friend of mine from college lives in the Twin Cities and we've discussed this a bit. His general sense is that folks up there pretty much hate both sides. You don't seem to find anyone who is willing to say anything positive about either one of the candidates, and any kind of debate centers around which of the two candidates is more evil.<br><br>Granted, he's only one person in the state and his observations are general, but you don't really see anyone up there cheering for either side, except for the lawyers. This race lost a lot of luster once the 60-vote threshold for the Dems was lost. If the Dems had 59 senate seats now, then I bet we'd all be looking at the MN race a lot more closely. Well said kritt. A good friend of mine from college lives in the Twin Cities and we've discussed this a bit. His general sense is that folks up there pretty much hate both sides. You don't seem to find anyone who is willing to say anything positive about either one of the candidates, and any kind of debate centers around which of the two candidates is more evil.

Granted, he's only one person in the state and his observations are general, but you don't really see anyone up there cheering for either side, except for the lawyers. This race lost a lot of luster once the 60-vote threshold for the Dems was lost. If the Dems had 59 senate seats now, then I bet we'd all be looking at the MN race a lot more closely.

]]> By: GreenDreams http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/comment-page-1/#comment-166931 GreenDreams Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:03:40 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/#comment-166931 I have to agree with the canvassing board here. Whichever way the recount goes, it's just wrong for someone to have their vote thrown out due to "clerical error". Had I properly marked my ballot (which I do) and had it tossed, I'd be livid. Count every vote. I have to agree with the canvassing board here. Whichever way the recount goes, it's just wrong for someone to have their vote thrown out due to “clerical error”. Had I properly marked my ballot (which I do) and had it tossed, I'd be livid. Count every vote.

]]> By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/comment-page-1/#comment-166922 kritt11 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:45:19 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/24964/minnesota-senate-update/#comment-166922 The real question is will anyone besides Minnesotans even care about this by the time a decision is reached? Neither one of these guys is any prize. The real question is will anyone besides Minnesotans even care about this by the time a decision is reached? Neither one of these guys is any prize.

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