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BREAKING: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
We're up to 58 seats in the Senate. Not that it really matters, they'll still cave when it counts. But still... AP: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term. The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday's count. That's an insurmountable lead with only about 2,500 overseas ballots left to be counted. Stevens, who turned 85 Tuesday, also revealed that he will not ask President George W. Bush to give him a pardon for his seven felony convictions. ...
Drinking Liberally
HorsesAss.Org —
... and lost his re-election bid—on the same day. We wish Sen. Stevens luck as he transitions from a great institution to another, um…lesser, institution. ...
Breaking: Begich defeats Stevens
Sister Toldjah —
Hot off the presses …
It’s for the best, even though I know why the GOP kept him on the ticket. The idea probably was to see if he could win, wait for Congress to shame him out of the Senate, and then have Gov. Palin appoint someone to take his place - or something like that.
This brings the number of Democrats in the Senate to 58. If Coleman’s win in MN holds up after the recount is done, whether or not Chambliss wins in GA Dec 2, Obama will not have a ...
Stevens Headed for Defeat
The Moderate Voice —
... Caucus:
Update | 8:43 p.m. With most of the remaining ballots counted in Alaska, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich appears to have unseated long-time Senator Ted Stevens, widening the Democrat’s lead to 3,724 votes. The new count pretty much closes the door on Mr. Stevens’ hopes of re-election. According to the latest official count by the Alaska Division of Elections, Mr. Begich has 150,728 and Mr. Stevens trails with 147,004.
LATER: AP says it’s over:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving ...
UPDATE: Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Defeated
The Moderate Voice —
... Caucus:
Update | 8:43 p.m. With most of the remaining ballots counted in Alaska, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich appears to have unseated long-time Senator Ted Stevens, widening the Democrat’s lead to 3,724 votes. The new count pretty much closes the door on Mr. Stevens’ hopes of re-election. According to the latest official count by the Alaska Division of Elections, Mr. Begich has 150,728 and Mr. Stevens trails with 147,004.
LATER: AP says it’s over:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving ...
Begich Wins in AK
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
So reports CNN. At a minimum, it would appear that Begich is claiming victory.
Update: The AP has called it: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid
Tuesday’s tally of just over 24,000 absentee and other ballots gave Begich 146,286, or 47.56 percent, to 143,912, or 46.76 percent, for Stevens.
The story notes that a recount is possible.
This leaves the Minnesota seat, which Coleman appears to be winning and the Georgia run-off in a few weeks, where one expects that Chambliss would be the favorite. As ...
The political news of the day.
Althouse —
... 2. Ted Stevens finally goes down to defeat. The new Senator from Alaska is Mark Begich. The Dems now have 58 seats in the Senate, 2 short of filibuster-busting power. ...
AP Calls It For Begich
Political Animal —
... Ted Stevens by 3724 votes. The AP has called the race for Begich: "Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats closer to a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority. Stevens' ouster on his 85th birthday marks an abrupt realignment in Alaska politics and will alter the power structure in the Senate, where he has served ...
AP Calls It For Begich
Obsidian Wings —
... by hilzoy
In the Alaska Senate race, Mark Begich now leads Ted Stevens by 3724 votes. The AP has called the race for Begich:
"Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats closer to a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority.
Stevens' ouster on his 85th birthday marks an abrupt ...
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Daily Pundit —
AP reports that Mark Begich has defeated Ted Stevens in the AK Senate race.
Tuesday’s tally of just over 24,000 absentee and other ballots gave Begich 146,286, or 47.56 percent, to 143,912, or 46.76 percent, for Stevens.
A recount is possible.
So much for all the speculation about scenarios in which Gov. Palin gets to pick his replacement or run for that seat herself. Absentee voting tipped the tally to Begich.
In other late election news, Norm Coleman is holding on to a 215-vote lead in MN. Al Franken’s ...
58
QandO —
Not that his defeat isn’t richly deserved: Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn’t survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat by Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats within two seats of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority.Democrats now have 58 seats (and Joe Lieberman) in the Senate. As an aside, taking the filibuster number ...
stevens job down the tubez
skippy the bush kangaroo —
convicted felon ted stevens has lost his re-election bid to the senate. asspress: sen. ted stevens, the longest serving republican in senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid tuesday, marking the downfall of a washington political power and alaska icon who ...
Good riddance
Betsy's Page —
Ted Stevens lost his reelection bid, but he did lose it narrowly. It's interesting that he lost it by lowing the absentee and early votes that may have come in either right before or just as the news of his conviction was in the headlines. Perhaps voters who voted later may have realized that a convicted Stevens couldn't continue to serve and so a vote for Stevens was actually a vote for a new election with a Republican candidate who wasn't also a felon. It's a blessing to the Republicans not to have to defend this guy or have him in their caucus anymore. That's the good news. ...
