Emmer on court ruling, recount and voter registration system

Posted at 7:30 AM on November 23, 2010 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor, Recount 2010

Republican Tom Emmer appeared on MPR's Morning Edition this morning. He declined to say that yesterday's Supreme Court ruling was a "setback." He is also continuing to push the concern that there are more ballots cast than voters registered. When asked if the State Canvassing Board would allow Emmer's request to require reconcile ballots with signatures, Emmer replied "I wouldn't expect the canvassing board to do something different."

Recount watchers should also take note that Emmer was asked whether he was looking at filing a possible legal challenge to the recount. He declined to answer it specifically but said he wants to see what happens with the updated State Voter Registration System (SVRS).

You can listen to the full interview with MPR's Cathy Wurzer here: Listen

Comments (2)

Oh, please! Emmer and the Republicans have no case, and everybody knows it. This is all about stalling. The Republican objective is to keep Dayton out of office long enough to pass a cooked-up redistricting bill that gives Republican Party candidates an electoral advantage for the next ten years.

Posted by Ralph Crammedin | November 23, 2010 9:27 AM

Just TRY to tell me that MPR doesn't have a bias after giving Emmer that free air time this morning to spout his team's marketing plan (including at least two gratuitous mentions of the former supreme court chief justice's name and an allusion to a so-called independent source that was actually the very right-wing KSTP tv).

That kind of interview MUST be followed by an interview with the opposition if a media outlet wants its listeners to trust their coverage, or believe that they're listening to good journalism. That interview was an egregious example of the conservative bias I've been complaining about (always with specific examples) for years. I am totally disgusted.

Posted by Jamie | November 23, 2010 1:20 PM

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