Flip a coin
Soucheray has an idea for the most dignified ending to the the Coleman vs. Franken race:
What we need is a margin of victory that is mathematically bulletproof, not one-half of 1 percent. I don’t know what that margin is, but a mathematician could come up with it based on vote totals. Out of 2.9 million votes cast, there would have to be a margin of victory that could not be automatically challenged as questionable. One vote below that number would call for the coin flip — yes, a coin flip.
A coin flip would have been more honest and contained more dignity than this slop we just endured. It takes all mischief off the table. Ceremonial coins could have been minted with Norm’s face on one side and Al’s face on the other. The coin would be showed to the television cameras before the toss. The candidates wouldn’t even have to call it. If their face survives the flip, they win.
