Franken Wins Minnesota Senate Seat: He Was Good Enough

The Really:...according to the Minnesota Sec'y of State.

It is being widely reported that Franken will be named winner of the Minnesota Senate seat. Unlike Illinois, Franken will likely be seated even if there are legal challenges since there is no evidence he bribed the governor.

Franken Camp Declares Victory: For Now

The Really: It is still a toss-up but Franken camp is feeling the love.

New York Times Caucus Blog reports on the declaration of the "victory" by the Franken camp; but Nate Silver (statistics guru) still calls it a toss-up though he reported he expected a 27 vote Franken victory a couple of weeks ago.

Franken May Appeal To Senate For Election

The Really: If Al Franken chooses to, he can take his case for election to the Senate of US. And they can overule Minnesota's vote count if they want.

Martin in Georgia may have little chance against Saxby Chambliss (who does have a cooler name) but A lFranken in Minnesota --who does have a gripe regarding rejected ballots can actually appeal to --get ready for this-- the Senate itself. Yup, the Senate can overrule the state election results and elect Franken.

Chalk up 59 for the Dems.

Baseball Stat Man And Election Result Seer Calls Election For Franken

The Really: Nate Silver (new media darling of political prediction) and statistical wunderkind is predicting Al Franken will win Seanate seat in Minnesota by 27 votes. This guy is good.

At his election fact machine fivethirtyeight.com Silver is backing his prediction with numbers, analysis and a transparent statistical methodology that makes perfect sense in its elegant genuis.

Who wants the over-under?

Fraken Trails By Only 174 Votes With 80% Yet To Recount

The Really: Could this be number 59?

Franken camp sees day one of recount going better than expected.