Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. December 3, 2008. The Republican incumbent now leads by 50 votes -- and that's before these 171 uncounted ballots.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 2, 2008. "I'm very confident that Franken is going to win," said the Democratic challenger's lawyer Marc Elias.
Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. November 26, 2008. Mark Ritchie -- the man in the middle of Minnesota's Senate race recount -- is passionate about making sure every vote counts.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Election 2008. November 25, 2008. "In an election this close, these discrepancies should be cause for serious concern to every Minnesota voter."
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Election 2008. November 20, 2008. "We are feeling confident. And in Al's words, cautiously optimistic, about the directions things are headed."
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2008. The results of the Minnesota Senate race pitting the incumbent against Al Franken are close enough to trigger a recount.
Steven Rosenfeld, November 1, 2008. So much for McCain's claim that "the fabric of democracy" is being torn. It's only being ruffled by Republicans in battleground states.
Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. October 4, 2008. GOP candidate Norm Coleman is running only negative ads against Al Franken, and the strategy is pushing Coleman’s negatives.
ZP Heller, The Nation AlterNet: Video. September 16, 2008. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist recounts his raucous RNC protest and explains his inspiration for melding politics and popular music.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 29, 2008. "You figure this would be going on in South Africa, or Russia, not in St. Paul."
Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Election 2008. March 19, 2008. Franken talks with Dave about the strength of his Senate campaign in Minnesota and the excitement all across America for a progressive agenda.