{"product_id":"this-is-not-florida-how-al-franken-won-the-minnesota-senate-recount-hardback-9780816670383","title":"This Is not Florida; How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount (Hardback) 9780816670383","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThis Is not Florida\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJay Weiner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816670383\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Weiner provides a lively play-by-play of a recount that fascinated the state, if not the nation.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Those who were pulling for Al Franken will enjoy this detailed account of how the 2008 Senate race in Minnesota and its subsequent recount contributed to the Democrats' total of 60 senators-the magic number needed to beat back a Republican filibuster. As nasty, ugly and unappealing as the battle between Franken and Norm Coleman was, watching the two sides explore every opportunity to pick up a vote or three in the post-election recount was just fascinating. No, it wasn't Florida, as the title suggests. The presidency was not at stake. And in that contest, the Democrats lost. But they won in Minnesota in the Great Recount of 2009.  And if nothing else, the moral of the story is that every vote-\u003ci\u003eevery vote\u003c\/i\u003e-counts.\" -Ken Rudin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Weiner’s lively description of the ins and outs of the recount battle will please election junkies, political scientists and political consultants.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOn July 7, 2009, Al Franken was sworn in as Minnesota's junior U.S. senator-eight months after Election Night. In the chill of November 2008, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman led by a slim 215 votes, a margin that triggered an automatic statewide recount of more than 2.9 million ballots. Minnesota's ensuing recount, and the contentious legal and public relations battle that would play out between the Franken and Coleman lawyers and staff, simultaneously fascinated and frustrated Minnesotans and the nation-all while a filibuster-proof Senate hung in the balance.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is Not Florida\u003c\/i\u003e is the behind-the-scenes saga of the largest, longest, and most expensive election recount in American history. Reporter Jay Weiner covered the entire recount process-for which he was honored with Minnesota's most prestigious journalism award-following every bizarre twist and turn and its many colorful personalities. Based on daily reporting as well as interviews with more than forty campaign staffers and other participants in the recount, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not Florida\u003c\/i\u003e dives into the motivations of key players in the drama, including the exploits of Franken's lead attorney Marc Elias, some of the mistakes made by Coleman advisers, and how the Franken team's devotion to data collection helped Franken win the recount by a mere 312 votes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn a fascinating, blow-by-blow account of the historic recount that captivated people nationwide, Jay Weiner gets inside campaign war rooms and judges' chambers and takes the reader from the uncertainties of Election Night 2008, through the controversial State Canvassing Board and a grueling eight-week trial, to an appeal to Minnesota's Supreme Court, and finally to Al Franken's long-awaited and emotional swearing-in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is Not Florida\u003c\/i\u003e presents an important and unforgettable moment in political history that proved that it's never really over until it's actually over\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Preface: How I Got Here\u003cbr\u003e Cast of Characters\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eCounsel, this is not Florida!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Extra Innings\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eIt's going to be really, really close.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hunting for Ballots\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eTrust me, they fucked it up.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. New Sheriff in Town\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eAn eighty-four-year-old stroke victim\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Count at the Table\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eWhy would you ever want less information?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Why Are We Even Here?\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eReally, Minnesota deserves better than this.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. No Rubber Stamp\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eIt would be unjust and disrespectful to those voters to not count those votes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Supremes Throw a Curve\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eWe've never been able to figure out how they do their calculating.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Soldiering Ahead\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eWe need to get this right.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Reinforcements Arrive\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eI have been brought in apparently as the pretty face.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. Pulling a 180\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eI'm somewhat speechless and amazed.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. Stepping on a Rake\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eI'm not familiar with all of the details.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12. Friday the Thirteenth\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the quagmire.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13. Mastering the Data\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eThis is a major lift . . . This is a lot of bodies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Human Element\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eYou're going to have some errors in the process.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15. Thumbs Up\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eI do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Key Moments That Shaped the Recount\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570078642456,"sku":"9780816670383","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/this-is-not-florida-how-al-franken-won-the-minnesota-senate-recount-hardback-9780816670383","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}