Photo: #Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race, in a unanimous ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court today.
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Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race, in a unanimous ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court today. (MPR Photo/Mark Zdechlik)

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Reaction to the Supreme Court ruling Franken the Senate winner

Broadcast: Midday, 06/30/2009, 2:00 p.m.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld Democrat Al Franken's victory in Minnesota's epic, eight month long Senate election battle over Republican Norm Coleman. We hear reaction to that ruling, and analysis of what happens next.

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  • Steven Smith: Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.
  • Ned Foley: Professor of election law at Ohio State University.

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