The end is here! We have a couple of Franken/Coleman videos to share from the past few days, including Senator-Elect Franken's victory rally speech, Norm Coleman's concession speech (filmed from over a fence, as his people booted us off the property) and a close-up of the election certificate.
Videos below the cut. You can also tune into http://www.theuptake.org at 5:05 CT/6:05 ET today - we'll be interviewing Senator-Elect Franken for our radio show/webcast, Quick on The UpTake, live via phone!
Al Franken's speech from his victory rally yesterday. On the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol, Senator-Elect Al Franken thanked his staff and all Minnesotans for the 8-month wait for a second Senator. Senator-Elect Franken also pledged to infuse Minnesota values into the upcoming policy debates on everything from climate change to health care reform. Senator-Elect Franken will be sworn in by the US Senate early next week.
Norm Coleman's people wouldn't allow us into the press conference, so we filmed from a neighbor's house.
A peek at the election certificate. Hours after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on the long running US Senate race, Governor Tim Pawlenty signed the document certifying that Al Franken is now Minnesota's US Senator. The certificate was co-signed by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.