Minnesota: Recountifying Day 1

The Minnesota recount is underway in....uh...Minnesota. In case you forgot, Norm Coleman won by around 215 some votes, declared himself Lord of Minnesota, and started his victory lap around St.Paul. Then they tapped him on the shoulder and told him about the recount and he's just been pissy ever since. As of last night the state has either counted 15.5 or 18 percent of the ballots, depending on the newspaper, and Franken has gained 43 votes or 41 votes depending on the newspaper and is only down now by around 174 or 172. Actually gaining votes is a misnomer, Franken lost 45 votes and Coleman lost 86 votes. Franken lost less. Franken has also challenged 123 Coleman ballots while Coleman has done the same to 143 Franken ballots. Nate Silver has the rundown on the challenge process and has vowed never to sleep until this election is truly over. What's this all mean? Probably nothing, because after the recount is done they'll slap dicks over challenged ballots. But if you want to keep up on the recount, the Star Tribune is keeping tabs as results come in.