Election Update

Not sure where to start, Minnesota, or Illinois....coin flip....Minnesota.

Well, after counting the absentee ballots that both campaigns agreed to, Al Franken's lead over Norm Coleman has grown to 225. He added 176 votes while counting 933 ballots, which means that Franken polled 18.9% better on absentee ballots.

It appears that Obama's push on early and absentee balloting paid off here.

Seriusly though, it's game over, and Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer have both called for Coleman to concede.

The vote is expected to be certified some time today, at which point Coleman is expected to mount a challenge in the courts, but the burden of proof will then be on him.

In the mean time, Harry Reid is sounding a bit more conciliatory towards Roland Burris, saying that, "there’s always room to negotiate."

I'm not sure what is going on here, except that Harry Reid has gotten played by Rod Blagojevich something fierce.