Just got a message from Al Franken’s campaign manager.
I wanted to share the latest news on the recount here in Minnesota: Our latest internal report has Al Franken leading Norm Coleman by 10 votes with some 56,000 ballots left to be included in the hand count.
Now, that number is going to change between now and the end of the recount – but we’re confident that when all the votes have been counted, Al Franken will be the next Senator from Minnesota.
Check out Al and Charley and consider making a donation to Al Franken. This is my personal fund raising page, so you will be helping a fellow BMGer. The campaign writes that they really need the donations to help with the recount. You’ve had a chance to recover from fall donations. Do this as a holiday present for the Democrat who has everything. I wish I could say that we could still hit 60, but 59 is better than 58!
If you are wondering why they need money, Stephanie goes on to say…
But ensuring that every vote is counted will require constant vigilance and a tough stance from our campaign. Already, we’ve seen ballots going missing, absentee votes improperly rejected, and the Coleman campaign attempting to game the system by challenging hundreds of extra ballots (which, by the way, is the reason some published reports falsely suggest Coleman is leading by several hundred votes).
We won’t let anyone disenfranchise Minnesota voters. That’s why we have Franken observers at every recount table. That’s why we’ve kept our campaign headquarters running at full power around the clock. That’s why we’ve built a team of recount experts ready to defend voters’ rights at every turn.
And that’s why we still need your help.
Your contribution – of $20, $50, $100, or whatever you can afford – enables us to equip thousands of volunteers, keep our headquarters open, pay legal bills, and ensure that every single vote is counted fairly.
I thought recount is done by state, not by the campaign…
If there are to be challenges to the decisions made by the people doing the counting, they have to come from the campaign. So there’s actually quite a lot for the campaign to do.
As a result of this discussion I am including the reason for their fundraising.
F.Y.I.
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p>I’ve tried to contribute 3 times but keep getting a message that my transaction has been interrupted. I’ll try again tomorrow.