Al Franken now leads in Minnesota.
So says the Washington Independent: "It now appears that unless Coleman can win a major lawsuit to disqualify a high number of Franken ballots, Al Franken will be the next U.S. senator from Minnesota."
Al Franken takes lead
The putative 59th Democratic senator pulls ahead in Minnesota senate race.
Published December 19, 2008 4:44PM (EST)
By Thomas Schaller
Thomas F. Schaller is professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the author of "Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South." Follow him @schaller67.
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