Recounting Minnesota: Blogging the Al Franken Election Saga - Brossura

Eeman, Carl

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0982433719 ISBN 13: 9780982433713

Casa editrice: Melange Pr, 2009

Riassunto

Many professionals predicted the Minnesota election for Senate between Al Franken and incumbent Norm Coleman would be the closest race of the 2008 cycle. But no one could predict it would take 245 days before the victor would be seated in the US Senate. In 157 blog entries at Daily Kos, the events, features, and foibles of the recount between Al Franken and Norm Coleman were detailed in open-source style that features insights from the many readers who offered comments and information. This book is a passionate defense of democracy in action, reports on the physical recount, the work of the state Canvassing Board in ruling on challenged ballots, and the deliberate judicial process.For all who want to relive the tense days of recounting, the court dates, the insights, wit and everyone’s mistakes, Recounting Minnesota pulls together these blog entries, along with trenchant, droll, or exasperated comments from readers, a timeline for every twist, all served up with a lively, Internet-flavored urgency.

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L'autore:

Ohio native Carl Eeman has had an array of life experiences: ski lift operator, Dad, Lutheran pastor, shoe salesman, wine merchant, and now author. Previous books include Generations of Faith, a book on generational issues affecting ministry.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

“Well, it was close...but we won.” – Al Franken, July 1, 2009 On November 5, 2008, the day after Election Day, US Senate candidate Al Franken spoke to the Minnesota press: “We won’t know for a little while who won the race.” Many professionals predicted the Minnesota election for Senate between Al Franken and incumbent Norm Coleman would be the closest race of the 2008 cycle. But no one could predict it would take 245 days before the victor would be seated in the US Senate.No one obsessed more about the election aftermath during those 245 days than a blogger at DailyKos who signed himself “WineRev.” At DailyKos, Markos Moulitsas’ ground-zero website for political progressives, WineRev’s near-daily updates became “must reading.” Whether it was recounters in tears in Austin, county judges talking out loud to paper ballots, or the briefcase brigade arguing law or examining witnesses, WineRev’s reports became a regular fixture on the “Recommended Diaries” list. For all who want to relive the tense days of recounting, the court dates, the insights, wit and everyone’s mistakes, Recounting Minnesota pulls together WineRev’s diaries, along with trenchant, droll, or exasperated comments from readers, a timeline for every twist, and a foreword by Markos Moulitsas himself, all served up with a lively, Internet-flavored urgency.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Melange Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0982433719
• ISBN 13: 9780982433713
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Redattore: Chimene J. B., Cook Jeff, Debus Kimberley, Hageness Susan