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How Rick Santorum Stokes Race and Class Anxieties to Win Unlikely Primary Victories

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

Santorum's success in the Midwest has come through a combination of race and class-based grievances as well as his appeal to social conservatives.

(Updated) Breaking: Minnesota Supremes Rule for Franken; Coleman Concedes

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. June 30, 2009.

Democrats have a 60-seat majority.

Pressure Mounts on Minnesota Governor to Seat Al Franken

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. May 20, 2009.

Two-thirds of Minnesotans now "believe it's time for [Coleman] to concede."

Minnesotans Want Norm Coleman to Concede to Al Franken

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. April 27, 2009.

What I'm most curious about is whether Coleman cares.

Joe Scarborough Takes Down Norm Coleman: 'Seriously ... You Lost ... it Is Over'

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. April 14, 2009.

The drumbeat is growing louder for Norm to drop his long-shot appeal of Minnesota's prolonged recount.

Minnesota Court Rules in Favor of Franken Over Coleman in U.S. Senate Race

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. April 14, 2009.

"Franken actually gained more votes from the election challenge than Coleman, the candidate who brought it."

Franken: 'We're Going to Win Soon'

Stuart Whatley, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 21, 2009.

Al Franken gave his first national media interview since November to Air America's Mark Green Friday.

Al Franken Opens Up on His Recount Battle, Rush Limbaugh and Recession Politics

Mark Green, Air America. February 21, 2009.

In his first national media interview since November, Franken discusses the trials of his Senate election battle and political fights ahead.

GOP Senators Waste Big Bucks Trying to Keep Franken Seat-less

John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. February 17, 2009.

Republican senators are pouring money into the dead-end recount fight of former Senate Norm Coleman.

Seat Al Franken Already

Scott Rafferty, AlterNet. February 5, 2009.

Republicans will pay a price for stalling Senator-elect Franken.

Coleman's New Plan to Steal Franken's Win

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 27, 2009.

Don't worry. It won't work.

Admitting Defeat? Norm Coleman Takes New Job

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 22, 2009.

Coleman is making preparations for life after office, having signed up as a paid adviser to the Republican Jewish Coalition earlier this week.

Franken-Coleman Update: Norm Returns To Senate As Non-Senator

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 21, 2009.

Al Franken, has been declared the winner of the Minnesota contest but has yet to be sworn in as court battles continue.

Franken-Coleman Recount: How Far Will It Go?

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 10, 2009.

Will Norm be able to take this all the way to the conservative-controlled US Supreme Court?

Democratic Senators: Franken Won't Be Seated with New Class

Sam Stein, Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 6, 2009.

Fallout from the surreal political scandal in Illinois has now wafted into Minnesota.

Update: Al Franken Declared Winner; Coleman's Options Dwindle

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. January 5, 2009.

"Today, the Supreme Court once again affirmed the validity of the rules under which this recount was conducted."

Franken Winning Vast Majority of Wrongly Rejected Absentee Ballots

tremayne, Open Left AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 3, 2009.

Norm Coleman's lawyers tried to stop the counting of hundreds of wrongly rejected absentee ballots and now we know they had good reason.

Conservatives Preparing for Franken Victory

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 31, 2008.

Some conservatives are beginning to envision life without Norm Coleman.

Campaign Round-Up: Franken To Be Seated? Blago Out By February? Jeb Will Run?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 29, 2008.

Could Franken be seated before his victory is certified? The state's other senator, Democrat Amy Klobuchar, is working on it.

Potential Franken Victory Sends GOP into Paranoid Fits

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 25, 2008.

When Republicans lawyer up, that's just preserving the sanctity of the vote; when Dems do it, they're 'stealing' ... something.

Senator Al Franken? It's Looking That Way ...

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Election 2008. December 25, 2008.

"Looks like it's gonna be Sen. Franken. Not a 100% yet. But the state Supreme Court just put the kibosh on Coleman's last credible legal angle."

Franken-Coleman Update: Coleman's Desperate Haily Marys

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 23, 2008.

The Republican National Lawyer Association has put out a red-alert dollar beg to the Republican Party faithful to pay for Coleman's team law expenses.

Al Franken Projected to Win Minnesota's Senate Seat

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 18, 2008.

As of 8PM ET, the Minneapolis Star Tribune projected that Franken would finish the recount process with a lead of 89 votes.

Minnesota Update: Lawyers Duke it Out in Franken-Coleman Recount

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. December 18, 2008.

Coleman's lawyers aren't using the Fiasco in Florida as a disaster to avoid, they're using it as a template for their current arguments.

Franken Wins Major Recount Victory; More Allegations Against Coleman Revealed

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 12, 2008.

It's a good day for Al Franken.