Friday, November 07, 2008

Not Quite Over...

Not just Missouri for President--it's the three outstanding Senate seats. Georgia is going to a runoff which state law requires when no candidate gets over 50%--right now the Republican Champliss is leading but barely below 50%). Minnesota is going to a recount which is required when it's less than .5% difference--right now Coleman leads Franken (of SNL/Air America fame) by only several hundred votes. And Alaska is still counting thousands of absentee votes in a race where Republican Ted Stevens is winning despite being convicted of felony bribery charges. If he wins it is expected that the Senate will expel him, paving the way for a special election which Palin may run in.

So the ground forces will gear up for Georgia, the lawyers will descend to litigate Minnesota and everyone will get ready for a recount, revote and rerun of the election in Alasaka.