DFL Party: It’s time for Coleman to ’step back’

Almost 7,500 people have signed on online petition encouraging
Republican Norm Coleman to give up his fight to regain his U.S. Senate
seat, and thousands more have joined a "Give It Up, Norm" group on
Facebook and viewed a video posted by the Minnesota DFL Party.

DFL Chair Brian Melendez says the party has posted a new video, which includes footage of Coleman immediately after the November election, saying that if he were DFL challenger Al Franken, he would "step back" and concede.

Franken was declared the winner earlier this month after a three-judge panel determined that he had received 312 more votes than Coleman. However, Coleman immediately appealed that ruling and has vowed to continue appealing the election until the case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court.

"(Coleman) and his legal team are going to rehash arguments that they were unsuccessful in making before the three-judge panel after seven weeks of trial," Melendez said. "The overwhelming majority of legal scholars rate his chances as slim to none.

" … Former Senator Coleman is legally entitled to appeal the election contest court’s ruling. But just because you are legally entitled to do something doesn’t mean that it’s the smart thing or the right thing to do. The right thing to do here would be to accept gracefully the results of the seven-week trial, and let Minnesota get its full representation in the Senate. The right thing to do would be to stop the obstruction that is being dictated and funded by national Republicans and special-interest groups."

As of noon Tuesday, 7,479 people had signed the petition on the GiveItUpNorm.com website. Another 5,644 people had joined the Facebook group, and 4,881 people had viewed the first video on YouTube.

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1. Anonymous Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 5:22 am

   To Norm Coleman comman citizin < we meet we like you less and less you had a agreement with al Fraken to abide with the recounts . It was eou who sent out the abbsentee ballots that seened like we could vote by mail . Suprissise nMoroon Our law states you have to have a legedament reason not to vote at your polling place . If you are to stupid to understand minnesota law how can you be a US senator Our laws our clear and concice each county has the right to reject abbsentee ballots meaning if a GOPERS neibors saw the illeagle voter at home no way should the vote be considered Norm they are illeagle ballots you sent me 3 mailings so I did read up on it I am A farmer laborer I hate you more than most and belive me I did drive around my precient and reported every illeagle ballot If the mvoter raking his lawn on election day it is fraud and I do Belive a fine attached , You as a law and order canadate lyed to minnesotans why would theese ballots be concidered as I drove in my present I found 27 illeagle ballots cast as the voter not handycaped raking there lawn cant vote by mail . What do yopu want illeagle votes counted we as the DFL checked on these people and if they lied on ballot we turned them in . Ifn a voter is at home raking the the yard they can go to the polls . Norm it mwas you that decieved your oters to bad for you. and for them . But you can not send out mail that is false and than contest it . It was you who missled voters . So carpet bagger go home ots summer tars hot some chickens ready to be plucked get rhe hellout of my state you lying piece of **** . first invite carl rove here the hottest tar for that lying piece of **** bring all yopur friends dare you . as a bunch of tarred and feathered republicans can board a plane to alaska and take turns with the **** palin if i had her you surly must of. crapface Coleman