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At just before 1:00 p.m, Alaska time, the Alaska Division of Elections posted new information on the Stevens-Begich vote count.Number counted so far today – 14,242Votes for Mark Begich – 146,286Votes for Ted Stevens – 143,912Begich lead – 2,374 votesHis lead before today, from last week’s count, was just over 1,000 votes. On election night, Begich was down almost 4,000. The trend in the late count votes has been inexorably in Begich’s favor.
The Ted Stevens office on Fireweed Street in Anchorage has been shut down, the signs gone. The Begich office, and the Anchorage Democrats’ offices are both humming with activity.
The Alaska Democratic Party (I’m an officer) feels that Stevens has no chance whatsoever of coming back. Most of the remaining late votes to be counted today are from Southeast Alaska, where Begich has been doing surprisingly well, so far.
Ethan Berkowitz has fallen a bit further behind Don Young, in the US House AK-AL seat count.
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ET, I think you meant to say
Next is Assured Prison.
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Oooh, the AP story says Ted won’t ask for a pardon. I’m betting he won’t turn it down, though, if W sends one his way.
ET, I am remembering back when I met you in the comments on TPM. Then I needed to learn the Zipcode abbreviation for Alaska and you had stars in your name.
When AK was so misunderstood that the Google showed a host of references to Sen. Young.
So, to paraphrase the words of the Red Sox radio announcer that fateful 2004 night in St. Louis,
Alaska Democrats have won the Senate Race for the first time [ever?]. Can you believe it?
You still have Sarah, but hold the fort, it took us awhile to get rid of Manny (with all due respect to his slugging and fielding, he is her equal in childish petulance. His English is a tad better)
Congratulations