[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S12]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MINNESOTA SENATE RACE

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, earlier today there were some comments 
about the Minnesota Senate race that I would like to briefly address. 
The only people who have pronounced the Minnesota Senate race over are 
Washington Democrats and the candidate who is the current custodian of 
the most votes. The people of Minnesota certainly do not believe the 
Minnesota Senate race is over. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, which 
never could be confused for a conservative publication, wrote an 
editorial in their paper today entitled, ``Court Review is Key in 
Senate Recount.''
  Writing about yesterday's Canvassing Board findings, the editorial 
says--and again, this is in today's Minneapolis Star Tribune--the 
editorial today says:

       As Minnesotans are learning, that determination is not the 
     same as declaring a winner in this amazingly close race.

  It went on to say:

       Both Franken and Coleman should want court-ordered answers 
     to questions that the Canvassing Board could not answer.
       The winner of this contest deserves the legitimacy that 
     would come with a court's politically independent finding 
     that he got more votes than his opponent.

  The bottom line is this: The Senate race in Minnesota will be 
determined by Minnesotans, not here in the Senate.

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