After one day of recount, Al Franken closed the gap by 43 votes

Okay, we've been warned by the Minnesota Secretary of State's office not to read too much into the early recount. It will take some time to see if there is a trend or if the gap is truly closing. That being said, via Braublog at Minnpost.com, we learn the Franken picked up 43 votes yesterday:

I calculate Franken netted 43 votes today. That's derived by downloading the Secretary of State's recount spreadsheet here and some simple Excel math.

Feel free to check me and see if you agree. The equation is:

(Coleman recount votes - Coleman canvass votes) - (Franken recount votes - Franken canvass votes) = -43, or a 43-vote Franken pickup.

So, we'll wait a couple more days to see how it goes. The new totals are the ones that matter.