BREAKING: Court Rules 5-0 in Favor of Al Franken; 60-Seat Majority for Democrats in U.S. Senate
| By Lorraine Bieber - Jun 30th, 2009 at 2:15 pm EDT |
In a 5-0 decision, the Minnesota State Supreme Court ruled in favor of Democrat Al Franken after a seven-month battle waged by Republican contender Norm Coleman over the state's U.S. Senate seat.
In its ruling affirming the lower court's verdict, the Court found that "Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled under Minn. Stat. § 204C.40 (2008) to receive the certificate of election as United States Senator from the State of Minnesota."
Coleman still could attempt to take the challenge to federal courts, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, has said that he would sign Franken's election certificate if the Supreme Court ordered it.
UPDATE: Coleman has conceded.
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I bet neither Rush, O'Reilly or Hannity could get more than 20% of the vote if they ran for Senator. Florida has an open Senate seat in 2010, Rushbo.