MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: St. Paul, Minnesota is where we are at. Norm Coleman, the senator-elect, speaking after his victory.</s>NORM COLEMAN (R), MINNESOTA SENATOR-ELECT: It is a very -- by the way, I know Dave Durenberger (ph). I'd love Senator Dave Durenberger to come on the stage with me. It's very, very important. It is a very special, special thing to bear the title of senator from Minnesota, Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, Walter Mondale, Dave Durenberger. Walter Mondale, by the way, is one of the greatest Minnesotans of the 20th century, one of the greatest Minnesotans of the 20th century. And we all honor his sense of duty and his skill of statesmanship. He called me this morning in the most gracious of phone calls to congratulate me and Lori (ph) on this victory, and he noted what I understand. He says, as Minnesotans, we fight in the political contest, but when it done, we come together, and we're going to come together.</s>SAVIDGE: And you were listening to senator-elect Republican Norm Coleman, as he accepts victory over former Vice President Walter Mondale. He was also recalling the tragedy that overshadowed the election, the death of Senator Paul Wellstone.
Norm Coleman Speaks After Victory