Schumer: Al Franken won the Senate race, seat him

Sen. Chuck Schumer, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

I've been waiting for this day for two years: Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate race!

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie told CNN on Sunday that on Monday the state canvassing board will <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/04/minnesota.senate.race/index.html">certify Franken as the victor</a> by a margin of 225 votes.

Chuck Schumer, outgoing chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, issued a statement saying that Franken is the winner and should be seated. According to Schumer, Coleman can't make up enough votes to overcome Franken's lead, even if his claims of double-counted ballots were resolved in Coleman's favor.