So that leaves Georgia and Minnesota

Since Begich was declared the winner in the AK Senate race, and Stevens released his concession statement, the only two U.S. Senate races we're waiting to hear about are those in Georgia and Minnesota.

Today's update comes from Hotline's Last Call:

• The RNC has transferred $2M earmarked for the GA SEN runoff to the NRSC, which was $4M in debt after Election Day (The Hill). And Rudy Giuliani will hold a fundraiser for Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on 11/25 ("Political Insider").

• A judge granted MN SEN challenger Al Franken's (D) request for the "rosters of disqualified absentee voters," though "a key elections board" has yet to rule on whether any wrongly rejected ballots can be counted (AP).

and from MSNBC's First Read:

*** Don't (re)-count your chickens before they hatch: That, of course, brings us to Minnesota, where the recount in the Coleman-Franken race begins today. Coleman declared victory Tuesday with the certification of the initial results. But law mandates a recount, so nothing is in stone. The reason why Coleman is trying to look the part of the winner is to call into question any lead taken by Franken in the recount. Of course, that PR strategy didn't work for Dino Rossi during the controversial recount in Washington State in 2004. Also consider this: We're going to know the outcome in Georgia (December 2) before the one in Minnesota (mid-December). Go figure. By the way, Bill Clinton stumps in Georgia today for Jim Martin.

Finally, the Associated Press had a story today which talked about groups that are working to elect (pro-choice) Jim Martin:

Ask Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss or Democratic challenger Jim Martin about all the national attention their U.S. Senate runoff is attracting and they say that Georgians will ultimately decide the contest.

But that hasn't stopped the outside dollars from rolling in to try to have some sway.

Campaign finance records show that in the two weeks since Election Day groups from NARAL-Pro Choice America to the National Cotton Council have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the Georgia race.

And that doesn't count the $1.4 million the national parties in Washington have so far poured into the state to flood the airwaves with blistering runoff attack ads.

Chambliss and Martin are each raking in donations for the Dec. 2 runoff. The hotly contested race could end up being among Georgia's most expensive. New financial filings from the candidate are due later this week...

NARAL-Pro Choice America spent close to $20,000 on printing and telemarketing opposing Chambliss.