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powerlineblog.com - 11/13/2008
Edging Toward Sixty
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As of early this morning, Democrat Mike Begich has taken a 814-vote lead over Ted Stevens in Alaska. Since votes have been swinging inexorably toward Begich ever since they started counting absentee ballots, I assume this means he will win the seat. It's looking increasingly plausible that ...
Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/8/2008
Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens
— fivethirtyeight.com — Although Ted Stevens currently holds a lead of approximately 3,200 votes in ballots counted to date in... Alaska's senate contest, there is good reason to believe that the ballots yet to be counted -- the vast majority of which are early and absentee ... (more) Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens

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Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
adn.com - 11/14/2008
Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
— adn.com — More than half the absentee and questioned ballots still to be counted in Alaska's U.S. Senate race... come from areas of the state that backed Democrat Mark Begich on Election Day. (more) Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/13/2008
Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday
— fivethirtyeight.com — The Alaska Board of Elections has finally updated (pdf). With 17,728 votes counted since the previous update,... Democrat Mark Begich has the lead over Republican Ted Stevens, 132,196 to 131,382. More votes to be counted tomorrow and possibly Friday. As ... (more) Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday

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Assrocket Gives Up.
INSTAPUTZ — Wow. I didn't think it would happen so fast: It's looking increasingly plausible that the Dems may achieve a 60-vote majority in the Senate and, as of January, control every lever of power in Washington. It will be interesting to see what they do with such unfettered power. I'm pretty sure Hindy's teeth are clenched even tighter than his sphincter.

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