The Economist lightly tweaked Minnesota this week as the British news magazine updated readers on the never-ending Senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman. To read the article, click HERE.
According to the magazine, the state is "stuck in 2008'' as the rest of the nation puts the fractious election year behind it. The short piece offers little hope that the contest will end soon, noting that the trial will stretch out for weeks and likely be followed by an appeal. Ubiquitous political pundits David Schultz of Hamline and the University of Minnesota's Larry Jacobs are quoted. Jacobs argues that the recount, while slow, is very thorough. And, he said, it's a "very positive model for other states to consider.'' The writer's skepticism about that is summed up in the story's tart comeback of a conclusion: "Minnesotans can only hope that their model some day produces a senator.''
