More talk from the Minnesota governor that he might wait for a follow-on federal lawsuit before issuing an election certificate. I’ve expressed my skepticism of the federal lawsuit already, but if Coleman is going to file one, why not file it right now? After all, in Roe v. Alabama (described in detail in the last section of this paper), the Republican opposed to the state court proceedings filed it while those proceedings were ongoing. I haven’t heard any journalist ask that question of the Coleman camp yet. The fact that they are waiting suggests the federal suit could be simply a reason for further delay, and not a serious suit.