Oops, Dems get the felon vote! for Franken

[biblethumper]

Felons may have led to Franken’s win over Norm Coleman, new study finds | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Felons may have led to Franken’s win over Norm Coleman, new study finds
By Ed Barnes - Fox News | Published: 1:34 PM 07/12/2010
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The six-month election recount that turned former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Al Franken into a U.S. senator may have been decided by convicted felons who voted illegally in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

That’s the finding of an 18-month study conducted by Minnesota Majority, a conservative watchdog group, which found that at least 341 convicted felons in largely Democratic Minneapolis-St. Paul voted illegally in the 2008 Senate race between Franken, a Democrat, and his Republican opponent, then-incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman.

The final recount vote in the race, determined six months after Election Day, showed Franken beat Coleman by 312 votes — fewer votes than the number of felons whose illegal ballots were counted, according to Minnesota Majority’s newly released study, which matched publicly available conviction lists with voting records.

Furthermore, the report charges that efforts to get state and federal authorities to act on its findings have been “stonewalled.”

“We aren’t trying to change the result of the last election. That legally can’t be done,” said Dan McGrath, Minnesota Majority’s executive director. “We are just trying to make sure the integrity of the next election isn’t compromised.”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/12/fe...#ixzz0tVS0rEPc

[Zan de Man]

I understand, however, that exactly the same number of hardcore masochists voted for his opponent, cancelling the bias entirely.

[R Lance]

Hardcore masochists are legal voters, Felons are not

[Dick Tuck]

More right wing lies and bullshit. From the full article:

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But the report got a far different review in Ramsey County, which contains St. Paul. Phil Carruthers of the Ramsey County attorney's office said his agency had taken the charges "very seriously" and found that the Minnesota Majority "had done a good job in their review."

The report says that in Ramsey, 460 names on voting records were matched with felon lists, and a further review found 52 were conclusive matches.

Carruthers attributed differences in the numbers to Minnesota Majority's lack of access to nonpublic information, such as exact birth dates and other court records. For example, he said, "public records might show a felon was given 10 years probation, but internal records the county attorney has might show that the probation period was cut to five and the felon was eligible to vote."

Carruthers said Ramsey County is still investigating all the names and has asked that 15 investigators be hired to complete the process. "So far we have charged 28 people with felonies, have 17 more under review and have 182 cases still open," he said. "And there is a good chance we may match or even exceed their numbers."

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[Dick Tuck]

Originally Posted by R Lance

Hardcore masochists are legal voters, Felons are not

It's Minnesota. It's a good chance that those who may have illegally voted are white trailer trash meth dealers or northwood skinhead militia dweebs.

[R Lance]

Originally Posted by Dick Tuck

It's Minnesota. It's a good chance that those who may have illegally voted are white trailer trash meth dealers or northwood skinhead militia dweebs.

Those are legal also as long as they are not Felons.

Hell, we even allow Liberals to vote.

[Dick Tuck]

Originally Posted by R Lance

Those are legal also as long as they are not Felons.

Hell, we even allow Liberals to vote.

Yet, as the full article shows, many of those who may have voted may have been eligible. Minnesota doesn't have those Southern style neo Jim Crow laws that keep felons from ever voting.

[Zan de Man]

So I should think too.

[potter]

Originally Posted by R Lance

Those are legal also as long as they are not Felons.

Hell, we even allow Liberals to vote.

What is it with you conservatives and your total opposition to democracy? Wouldn't a country like Saudi Arabia suit you better?

[Alpha]

Originally Posted by potter

What is it with you conservatives and your total opposition to democracy? Wouldn't a country like Saudi Arabia suit you better?

We're getting revenge for how much liberals hated democracy in 2000, 2002, and 2004. I suspect you'll be right back to hating democracy this November.

[Michael Asher]

Originally Posted by Alpha

We're getting revenge for how much liberals hated democracy in 2000, 2002, and 2004. I suspect you'll be right back to hating democracy this November.

You are a walking, talking, breathing, cliche.

Is "Alpha" some code for Ann Coulter?

[Underhill]

Originally Posted by Alpha

We're getting revenge for how much liberals hated democracy in 2000, 2002, and 2004. I suspect you'll be right back to hating democracy this November.

I'm betting republicans will be crying in their beer. There is no way they will take back the house and no guarantee they will take the senate.

The truth is that while many Americans aren't real happy with democrats, they don't like republicans any better. It's like this last poll that shows 60% of Americans don't trust Obama to do the right thing. If they asked the same thing about Sarah Palin, George Bush or even John McCain, I doubt they would fair any better.