Remember last fall Minnesotans had a hard time deciding who to send to the U.S. Senate between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic funnyman Al Franken? Well, it's still undecided, after five months, but an end is getting closer.
A three-judge panel in Minnesota ruled today against Coleman in a dispute about which ballots should be looked at again. The decision is almost certain to give Franken the edge in a race he's already leading by 225 votes. Half of the 400 ballots to be counted come from areas that Franken carried in November.
Even after these are reviewed, by sometime next week, Coleman is unlikely to roll over. He can still appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Of course, the Democrats would like to see Franken seated soon. That would leave them just one vote shy of the 60 they need to override GOP filibusters.
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