and the answers you're getting are offset by other answers I've read indicating the Coleman team did some very shady things as well. As always the truth lies somewhere in the middle and one can pick and choose their sources to hear what they want.

I would never have picked Al Franken for a candidate. I've never really understood his thought pattern. He's very scattered. Coleman would also not be my choice for a moral and ethical politician. However, it sounds to me that the state was split right down the middle on support for each candidate (which is often the case when you have two basically weak people) and that it essentially comes down to a virtual coin flip.

Nobody should be cheering a race that ends like this or making a big deal about the final outcome. It is what it is and Minnesota will end up no better or worse in the long run.

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