Steele blasts Minnesota court's decision
While NRSC Chairman John Cornyn more or less accepted the state Supreme Court's unanimous decision, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele slammed the ruling — and suggested he was hoping that Coleman would have taken his case to the U.S. Supreme Court:
“I am deeply disappointed in the decision made by the state Supreme Court, and I share the frustration of Minnesota’s voters. At the core of our democracy lies two concrete principles: No valid vote should go uncounted and all votes should be treated equally. Sadly, those principles were not adhered to during this election. While I would have proudly stood behind Norm Coleman had he chosen to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, I know that his decision to withdraw from this race was not an easy one, but one that he felt was the best decision for the people of Minnesota."