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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

The Wash. Post found the only person who thought the Supreme Court case went well for Norm Coleman: Coleman's lawyer

By almost all accounts, Norm Coleman had a rough day at the Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday. The Court heard Coleman's last-ditch appeal to overturn the election results.

For some reason, The Fix a.k.a. Chris Cillizza wanted us to know that Norm Coleman's lawyer was very pleased with the Supreme Court arguments yesterday. Big surprise. But, that's how Cillizza led his report. His headline was "Coleman Campaign: 'Very Encouraged' by Supreme Court Hearing." Funny thing. Coleman's lawyer was pretty much the only one who saw it that way. And, Cillizza was pretty much the only observer to lead with that pro-Coleman angle.

In a post titled, Franken poised to win. Again, Markos noted:

Things look so poorly for Coleman, in fact, that the local CBS news affiliate was unable to find a single legal expert who could spin on behalf of the former senator.
Politico's headline is "Court skeptical of Norm Coleman's arguments":
Republican Norm Coleman’s legal team on Monday faced a skeptical audience of five Minnesota Supreme Court justices, who could be his last lifeline to prevent Democrat Al Franken from being seated as the state’s junior senator.
The New York Times headline states Minnesota Judges are Skeptical in Senate Case:
A lawyer for Norm Coleman, the Republican who is fighting a recount battle with Al Franken, a Democrat, for a Senate seat, faced sharply skeptical questioning on Monday from justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court in a crucial hearing on the case.
We'll hopefully get the decision soon. And, based on what most observers seem to think, it should go Franken's way.

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