The simple Minnesota patience of Senator Franken has done more to ensure future fair elections than any other single act has done. By the Coleman case being so extremely poor, it establishes a new social standard that election results can be waited for.
It was the previously "we need the results right now" standard that allowed George Bush to become a President Bush when a full fair recount was never done in Florida. In Florida, many voters were not allowed to vote because they were taken off of voter rolls "accidentally" by an independent company. Add difficult ballots in Democratic areas and even voter intimidation. A friend who moved to Florida says that it is much worse than the media reports. Even she fears to go public with what she has seen. Similar problems exist in Ohio and other places.
Equal protection and application of law will benefit all Democratic candidates much more than Republican candidates.
