The Franken-Coleman recount begins today:

“We do not know the winner . . . until the completion of the process,” [Secretary of State Mark] Ritchie said.

The Al Franken side, 215 votes behind in the tally of voting machines, countered with this: “The only person who has declared Norm Coleman the winner of anything is Norm Coleman,” said spokesman Andy Barr.

Perhaps it was Franken recount lawyer Marc Elias who put it most succinctly for those of you scoring at home: “The scoreboard reads 0-0 with 2.9 million to go.”

Recount starts at 40 sites, then adds 66 more