Floating Nonsense

by digby

DougJ at Balloon Juice caught this amazing exchange from Shailagh Murray of the Washington Post:

Baltimore, Md.: Speaking of junior senators, do you see Al Franken being seated anytime before 2010?
Shailagh Murray: Perhaps, but it seems more and more likely that the Minnesota race will wind up as a re-vote. At this point it seems like the quickest way to resolve the situation.
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Al Franken Revote Really?: Star Tribune just published an article on the front page which discusses Coleman’s dwindling chances. The Politico last week published an article discussing Coleman’s need for a miracle. Election experts from Minnesota are discussing the math which makes a Coleman comeback extremely difficult and the higher courts taking this case an unlikely prospect. How did you arrive at this recount theory? I think the only folks advocating this are a FEW Republicans who see this as Coleman’s only realistic hope for overturning the results of November washingtonpost.com: Rulings have diminished Coleman’s recount chances (StarTribune.com, Feb. 23)Shailagh Murray: I don’t have a revote “theory.” I’m just wondering how long this is going to sit in the court system. If Coleman looks desperate, why not just hold another election and beat him handily? But there’s a process in place here, and we can only assume both parties will abide by it.

These media people always believe they have the right to choose the candidates and frequently put their thumbs on the scale to make that happen. But blithely advocating some wingnut fantasy of re-voting a race they’ve clearly lost takes it to a new level. Is she angling for a job with Karl Rove or something?

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