After months of litigation, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, June 30 that Al Franken had legally received more votes than Norm Coleman in November’s Senate election. In a victory press conference, Franken, standing next to his wife Franni, said “I’m so excited to finally be able to get to work for the people of Minnesota.”
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Franken also said, “The way I see it, I’m not going to Washington to be the 60th democratic senator. I’m going to Washington to be the second Senator from Minnesota, and that’s how I’m going to do this job.” Watch the full speech here.
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About an hour before Franken’s press conference, Norm Coleman held one in his backyard to give a concession speech standing next to his daughter, Sarah.
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Watch the Coleman speech here.
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Governor Pawlenty (R) signed the election certificate yesterday afternoon.
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