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Tom Scheck

Franken: “We’re going to win soon.” RNC writes big check for Coleman.

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DFLer Al Franken did an interview with Air America yesterday.

The Hotline">Hotline posted a portion of an interview for those who don't want to listen to the entire thing.

Here's the interesting nugget:

"The narrowing of the universe of these absentee ballots that could be counted is such that we really believe we're going to win, and we're going to win soon."

You can listen to the full interview here:

Meanwhile...

Attorneys for GOP Sen. Norm Coleman are working to revisit, and disqualify, ballots that were already counted.

Politico also reports that the RNC has shifted $250,000 to the Minnesota Republican Party to help Coleman with his legal efforts.