Mark Ambinder has a post running under the headline, Provocation of The Day: Coleman Could Still Win. He argues: The Minnesota canvassing board doesn’t
“„The Minnesota canvassing board doesn’t certify a winner; it simply certifies a count. Here we are in the contest phase. In legal terminology, it’s a* de novo *trial – totally new. It’s not an appeal of the canvassing board’s decision. …
“„Coleman will try to establish that the ballots have not been counted uniformly, and the different methods led to an inaccurate count. There is evidence for this. …
“„Coleman might also narrow the margins if the contest board absorbs his arguments about double counting.