Tho the surprise of no one, and to the disappointment of almost everyone, Norm Coleman has appealed the decision of the election court to the Minnesota Supreme Court. His lawyers are claiming that it’s the principal of the thing.

Meanwhile, in upstate New York, the NY-20 vote count continues apace, and it looks like Scott Murphy is picking up votes with each round.

What is interesting here is that it looks like Democratic campaigns are out-hustling Republicans on absentee ballots, which in years past, always seemed to trend Republican.

It’s a very good development.