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Mark Begich (D) made a dramatic comeback to overtake Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
After a day of counting absentee and early ballots, Begich, who was losing after election night by more than 3000 votes, now leads Stevens ...
Begich Pulls Ahead of Stevens In Alaska Vote Count
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/13/2008 — Hmm, maybe convicted felon Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) didn't get re-elected last week.
Stevens shocked the political world when the election-night tallies showed him leading Democratic opponent Mark Begich by about 3,000 votes, despite the fact that ...
Stevens, and Chambliss in Trouble
taylormarsh.com 11/13/2008 — BY TAYLOR MARSH
By now you know that the Anchorage Daily News reports that Begich leads Stevens by just 3 votes.
The elections division still has over 10,000 ballots left to count today and thousands more through next week, but the latest ...
Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win
huffingtonpost.com 11/13/2008 — Alaska-based GOP pollster David Dittman, who worked for Sen. Ted Stevens during this year's primary race, believes Democratic challenger Mark Begich is all but certain to expand his current razor-thin lead and snatch the seat.
"I don't think ...
Begich overtakes Stevens in Alaska vote count
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings Alaska started counting its roughly 90,000 absentee, early, and "questioned" ballots (or about 30 percent of the total votes cast) today -- you'll remember that something was stinking badly there -- and Democratic ...
Begich Expanding Lead Over Stevens -- Little By Little
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/16/2008 — Some more ballots are being counted in the exhausting Alaska Senate race, with Democrat Mark Begich's lead over GOP Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens increasing just a little bit more.
Begich's lead has gone from 814 votes to 1,022 votes. In ...
Begich Will Be Alaska's First U.S. Senate Democrat Since Gravel
fivethirtyeight.com 11/18/2008 — Democrat Mark Begich will win the Alaska Senate race. With 14,626 of the roughly 24,000 ballots left to count today, Begich's lead over Republican Ted Stevens is now, 2,374. The remaining results are expected to arrive later this afternoon. Stevens ...
Begich Lead Over Stevens Increases To 2,374 Votes
huffingtonpost.com 11/19/2008 — 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 ...
Mark Begich On How He Beat Ted Stevens —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
NPR News' Morning Edition spoke with Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich the night of his win over Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. Begich told host Renee Montagne that while Stevens' felony conviction definitely played a role, it was mostly that Alaskans worried his "personal challenges" would distract him ...
Begich, Not Palin, is the Future of Alaska —
Booman Tribune
It's hard to exaggerate how much Sarah Palin's star is going to unjustly dim Mark Begich's star now that he has been elected the new senator from Alaska. But it won't last. Mark Begich is an unusual Democrat. He loves to call in to right-wing (or any kind of) talk radio shows. He isn't at all ...
Hulk Smushed! Mark Begich declared winner in Alaska —
Crooks and Liars
Download | Play Download | Play Mark Begich finally takes down Ted Stevens, the rampaging Hulk from Alaska. Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Republican lawmaker convicted on felony corruption charges in October, appears to have lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Mark Begich, ...
AK-Sen: Begich Wins —
Swing State Project
In case you didn't hear, the Associated Press and the Anchorage Daily News have called the Alaska Senate race for Democrat Mark Begich. Begich is currently sitting on a lead of 3,724 votes, with only about 2,500 special absentees outstanding.
Begich is now the first Democrat since Maurice ...
AP Calls It For Begich —
Political Animal
AP Calls It For Begich 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...
AP Calls It For Begich —
Daily Kos
Looks like Mark Begich will be setting up a new office in DC after all..... MSNBC is reporting the race in Alaska has been called for Mark Begich. WASHINGTON - Convicted Sen. Ted Stevens lost his re-election bid to Democrat Mark Begich after the last large batch of votes was counted Tuesday. ...
Begich likely to win Alaska Senate race —
PoliGazette
Mark Begich has expanded his lead over convicted felon and incumbent Republican Ted Stevens as the votes continue to be tallied in Alaska.
With 14,626 votes left to be counted, Begich leads by 2,374 votes, or 0,7% of the total vote count. The remaining votes come from Anchorage (where Begich ...
AK-Sen: Begich lead now 2,374 votes —
Daily Kos
Not only does it look as though Mark Begich is going to win a U.S. Senate seat, but the the count is now past the point where Ted Stevens would have to pay for a recount. Begich, Mark DEM 146286 47.56% Bird, Bob ...
Mark Begich widens lead over Ted Stevens —
Crooks and Liars
Let's hope this trend continues and Stevens finally gets the axe.
Democrat Mark Begich now leads Sen. Ted Stevens (R) by just over 1,000 votes with more than 90 percent of the total ballots now counted in the high-profile Alaska Senate race.
The Alaska Division of Elections counted another ...
AK-Sen: Begich Lead Up to 1,061 —
Swing State Project
More vote counts have been released in the Alaska Senate race, and they show Mark Begich building slightly on his 814-point lead from yesterday.
Mark Begich (D) : 137,527 (47%)
Ted Stevens (R) : 136,466 (47%)
Bob Bird (AIP) : 11,933 (4%)
Fredrick Haase (L) : 2,215 (0%)
Ted Gianoutsos (NA) ...
Stevens' pollster sees Begich win —
Political Animal
STEVENS' POLLSTER SEES BEGICH WIN.... As Hilzoy noted overnight, Mark Begich (D) has surged past convicted felon Ted Stevens (R) in Alaska's Senate race, with a current lead of 814 votes. How good are the odds that Begich will push...
Begich expands lead in Alaska Senate count —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Democrat Mark Begich overtook Republican/felon Ted Stevens late yesterday, at one point holding a lead of just three votes , and he has expanded his lead as the counting continues. As the Anchorage Daily News is reporting (and CNN and Alaska Elections have the ...
Begich Surges Ahead —
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
He's up by 814 votes according to the ADN . Sean Quinn adds : As we've pointed out and has been pointed out elsewhere, the remaining votes come from Begich-friendly districts. Mark Begich is now an overwhelming favorite to win the Alaska Senate seat. Sam Wang also expects a Begich win : As I ...
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