Recount!

The word that makes many Minnesotans shudder is likely to pop back up in Minnesota's poltiical circles. Democrat Mark Dayton has about a nine thousand vote lead over Republican Tom Emmer. If the margin is one half of one percent of the total votes cast in that race, an automatic recount occurs. It looks like that's the case in Minnesota's race for governor.

Republicans are gearing up for a recount. The Republican Party has scheduled a 10am news conference to discuss the recount. Earlier this morning, MNGOP Chair Tony Sutton said he was preparing to meet with attorneys to discuss their efforts.

"We're going to be very vigilant, if there is a recount, as to the process of that recount. We're going to be very aggressive in making sure that the procedures are being followed correctly."

If a recount occurs, it will be the second statewide recount in the past two years. The recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race took eight months to resolve. Democrat Al Franken won that race.

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