Having been a county election official myself many years ago, I know how difficult it can be to administer an election and make the proper decisions when problems ensue. However, the flawed and extremely questionable decisions being rendered by the Minnesota Canvassing Board are remarkable for their inconsistency except for one consistency – they seem to be applying different rules to the same circumstances depending on whether or not they favor Al Franken. John Lott’s article for Fox News does a remarkable job of illustrating the problems with the Canvassing …
On Wednesday morning it was 725; on Wednesday night it was 477; on Thursday night it was down to 336; by Friday it was 239; Sunday it was 221; and by today it was down to only 204. Are we talking about the Dow Jones falling on Wall Street? No, we are talking about the incredible shrinking margin of Sen. Norm Coleman’s victory over Al Franken. There is no question that there are usually some slight changes in the vote totals in counties throughout a state as election officials check …
