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Moment Of Doom Creeps Closer For Stevens As Begich's Lead Grows
TPM Election Central —
... The Anchorage Daily News says that some valid overseas ballots could still come in after tonight, thanks to the sheer logistical difficulties of delivering mail in this remote state. But it's highly unlikely that those remaining votes would be enough to change the result if Begich's lead holds up tonight. ...
AK-Sen: Begich's Lead Grows to 2,374 Votes
Swing State Project —
The Alaska Department of Elections has posted an updated count of their hotly-contested Senate race, and Begich has doubled his lead:
Mark Begich (D): 146,286
Ted Stevens (R): 143,912
The Anchorage Daily News reports that more results will be posted between 4 and 5pm Alaska Time. Looks like we'll finally put this sucker to bed today.
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Begich lead over Stevens grows (2,374 votes)
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... before 1 p.m., show Begich up by 2,374 votes. The Division of Elections expects to release more numbers between 4 and 5 p.m. Today's count of about 24,000 absentee and questioned ballots should pretty much decide the race, although there will be a few more overseas absentees to count over the next couple days and a likely recount in early December. Since the state moved to mostly machine counting, recent Alaska recounts have resulted in little change in the final tally. Read more: http://www.adn.com/elections/story/593530.html :kick:
Begich Will Be Alaska's First U.S. Senate Democrat Since Gravel
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... Begich leads by 0.77%, which is outside the free 0.5% recount zone. The recount fee is a paltry $15,000, not a sum Stevens has ever had trouble acquiring via one means or another. Given his likely expulsion by either the Republican caucus or the U.S. Senate as a whole (though we are in "reconciliation" mode, so who knows?), it seems unlikely anyone besides Stevens himself would have the desire to pursue such action. Still, the Anchorage Daily News calls such a recount "likely." ...
Begich likely to win Alaska Senate race
PoliGazette —
... come from Anchorage (where Begich is mayor and is very favored), so that it is almost impossible that Stevens could significantly shorten Begich’s lead, much less flip it.
Though the current lead (which Begich could still slightly enhance) is outside the 0.5% margin that would lead to an automatic recount, Stevens can still request a recount at a cost of $16,000, or what’s known as “chump change” for your average Senator.
The Achorage Daily News says that such a recount is likely but that recent recounts have not resulted in big changes in ...
Begich lead grows to 2,374
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
ADN: Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich's lead over Sen. Ted Stevens is growing in today's ballot count in the race for U.S. Senate. The latest numbers, issued just before 1 p.m., show Begich up by 2,374 votes. The Division of Elections expects to release more numbers between 4 and 5 p.m. Today's count of about 24,000 absentee and questioned ballots should pretty much decide the race, although there will be a few more overseas absentees to count over the next couple days and a likely recount in early December. Since the state moved to mostly machine ...
AP Calls It For Begich
Political Animal —
... 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 since the days of the Johnson administration while holding seats on some of the most influential committees in Congress." There are apparently a few overseas absentee ballots left to count, and the Anchorage Daily News says we should expect a recount. But it looks as though the Senate will remain free of convicted ...
AP Calls It For Begich
Obsidian Wings —
... There are apparently a few overseas absentee ballots left to count, and the Anchorage Daily News says we should expect a recount. But it looks as though the Senate will remain free of convicted felons for the time being. ...
