Controversy has swirled over a the following comment Sen. Specter made for a NYT Magazine interview: “There’s still time for the Minnesota courts to do justice and declare Norm Coleman the winner.” Though the latest news is Sen. Specter’s walkback of the comments, I found a different aspect of the controversy more interesting. Coleman is not asking to be declared the winner: he wants a counting of more ballots (with an uncertain result) or a new election. So the Specter comment was made by someone sympathetic with Coleman’s situation but with little knowledge of the actual state of the litigation.