Al Franken wins a senate seat and the universe turns upside down. In all likelihood Norm Coleman will continue the fight in Al Gore fashion by appealing to the courts, but the funny man-turned-politician's win in Minnesota puts Democrats one seat closer to a filibuster-proof majority.
That won't be attainable because of Saxby Chambliss' Georgia win, but it may be enough to cancel the effects of a potential Illinois special election, where the criminally-charged governor has made a thorny appointment to fill Barack Obama's empty seat.
If Rod's appointment isn't seated -- and it looks like he won't be -- that could set the stage for a special election and the scandal surrounding the governor's pay-to-play schemes could be enough ammunition for the GOP to steal a line from Obama's campaign and demand change. Ironic, ain't it.
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