GOP leadership urges Coleman to take fight to federal court

Posted at 2:14 PM on March 13, 2009 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)

The Hill is reporting that Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnnell is urging Republican Sen. Norm Coleman to continue his fight in federal court.

McConnell said he would urge Coleman to take his legal fight to the federal courts, which could delay the outcome of the Minnesota Senate race for several more months.

"I don't know when this ends," said McConnell. "It seems endless at the moment."

If the battle went all the way to the Supreme Court, the result could be a long delay.

Both Coleman and DFLer Al Franken concluded their arguments today in the recount trial. The judges will consider the evidence and will rule. It's likely that the loser will appeal the matter to the Minnesota Supreme Court. The big question is when Gov. Pawlenty will issue the election certificate once the Minnesota Supreme Court weighs in on a potential appeal.

Update: Coleman laid out his appeal strategy to reporters.

Comments (2)

Mr. McConnell should butt out. He and the rest of the republican cadre had 8 years to implement policy. It's true that they had crummy leadership but now that the grown ups are back in the house it's time to straighten up.

It ends when Norm Coleman lives up to his own rhetoric and drops his costly and painful appeal for the good of the state. Time to move on Mitch. Now go!

Posted by George | March 13, 2009 4:13 PM

Does this mean Mr. McConnell is declaring Norm Coleman has lost?

Posted by Rich | March 13, 2009 4:30 PM

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