THIS IS NOT FLORIDA by Jay Weiner (book trailer)

THIS IS NOT FLORIDA: HOW AL FRANKEN WON THE MINNESOTA SENATE RECOUNT is the behind-the-scenes saga of the largest, longest, and most expensive election recount in American history. This video features news footage from The UpTake, which covered the entire recount. Reporter Jay Weiner, who covered the recount for MinnPost.com, gets inside campaign war rooms and judges' chambers and takes the reader from the uncertainties of Election Night 2008, through the controversial State Canvassing Board and a grueling eight-week trial, to an appeal to Minnesota's Supreme Court, and finally to Al Franken's long-awaited swearing-in.

Reporter Jay Weiner covered the entire recount. Based on daily reporting as well as interviews, This Is Not Florida dives into the motivations of key players in the drama, including the exploits of Franken's lead attorney Marc Elias; reveals some of the mistakes made by Coleman advisers; and explains how the Franken team's devotion to data collection helped Franken win the recount by a mere 312 votes.

MORE INFO (including a readers' discussion guide and graphic timeline of events): http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/this-is-not-florida

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