NY-20 Special Election

[Nym90]

Someone needs to go back and bump threads from Republicans declaring Buchanan the clear winner and Jennings's challenge a joke while now declaring Coleman's challenge and Franken not being seated as legitimate.

At least Jennings didn't object to seating Buchanan while the contest was sorted out. Likewise here, if Coleman and the GOP were willing to seat Franken now provisionally, they can go ahead and sue for the next 6 years to try to overturn it if they wish.

[Nym90]

Murphy will most likely win.

That's counting that it doesn't turn into Minnesota-sen 2.0

What are the election laws like in New York regarding challenges? Hopefully they don't allow endless appeals well beyond inauguration day like Minnesota does.

Imagine if the Presidency was like that. Gore could've just kept the Florida results held up in court forever and kept the White House vacant. Obviously anyone who supports Coleman's challenge now would've supported this as well.

[Nym90]

One could argue that no Presidential candidate should ever concede until the Electoral College votes and the votes are counted.