Al Franken projected to win recount and defeat Norm Coleman

This was kind of a shocker to me:

Democratic challenger Al Franken finds himself on the cusp of winning a seat in the United States Senate after Minnesota's canvassing board awarded him a host of challenged votes during deliberations on Thursday.

As of 8PM ET, the Minneapolis Star Tribune projected that Franken would finish the recount process with a lead of 89 votes, positioning him to become the 59th senator caucusing with Democrats in the upcoming Congress.

According to local paper tallies, Franken currently trails Sen. Norm Coleman by a mere five votes, down from the 358-vote margin that the Republican held just last night. The Associated Press has the count even closer, with Coleman ahead by two votes. An aide to Franken told the Huffington Post that, according to the campaign's internal count, Franken has already taken a small lead.

Wowser. I'm not sure what to make of this, but it seems like the whole process is pretty subjective, and either could have won depending on how certain votes were counted. In a perfect world and fair world, I think you need to have another election. But that's not how this world works.

But it is good news for the Democrats, as they now 59 seats in the senate, one away from blocking any filibuster. That means if everyone votes on party lines for the Dems, they just need one more Republican to push anything through. It's our time...