thehill.com - 11/2/2008
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Convicted Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens will air a two-minute advertisement Monday on seven television stations across his home state in an effort to salvage his political career and win reelection Tuesday, his campaign has announced. The Republican was found guilty last week of seven counts of making ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/6/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
Although Ted Stevens holds a small lead in
Alaska and is the favorite to retain his seat,
the outcome is not as inevitable as it might appear to be. Stevens currently holds a lead of 3,353 votes, or about 1.5 percent of the votes tallied so far. But, ...
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What In The Hell Happened in Alaska?
rollcall.com - 11/2/2008
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rollcall.com —
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was forced
into the middle of Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) re-election
bid late Saturday night after a senior Senate Democrat endorsed Stevens and called on voters to disregard his seven-count felony conviction.
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Reid Says Stevens Cannot Serve
adn.com - 10/31/2008
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adn.com —
With just four days before the election and
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens insisting he's not a felon,
the U.S. Senate race is white hot. "I've not been convicted yet," Stevens said Thursday in a meeting with the editorial board of the Fairbanks Daily ...
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TPM Election Central —
... Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), who is widely expected to lose re-election as a result of his recent felony conviction, will make a final plea (no pun intended) for his political future tomorrow night. Stevens will air a two-minute TV ad across Alaska's media markets, making the case that he should be allowed to continue to serve as Alaska's senior Senator. ...
The Daily Muck
TPMMuckraker —
... in the Senate. Stevens, in a contentious re-election campaign, is battling to stay in the Senate as is. He's going on air Monday night in Alaska with a two minute ad to win voter support despite the conviction. (Roll Call/The Hill) ...
Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... in Colorado and New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon. * Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R), a convicted felon, will air a two-minute advertisement tonight on seven television stations across his home state. * Gay-baiting in a campaign is wrong, ...
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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 ...
Stevens Says Victory Is at Hand
rollcall.com 11/5/2008 — Embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' (R) campaign stopped just short of declaring victory Wednesday afternoon, releasing a statement declaring it is "almost mathematically impossible" for Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) to win the Senate race as vote ...
Palin Congratulates Begich after Sen. Stevens Concedes
blogs.wsj.com 11/20/2008 — Joel Millman reports on the Senate race in Alaska.
Sen. Ted Stevens, the man Alaskans know as “Uncle Ted”, quietly conceded his re-election fight Wednesday, a day after his opponent defeated the 85-year old Republican.
Anchorage ...
Begich lead over Stevens grows
adn.com 11/16/2008 — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election after Mark Begich widened his lead to 1,022 votes Friday.
The Associated Press: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens holds slim lead
ap.google.com 11/5/2008 — 1 day ago ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) With his political future uncertain, a weary Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, looking at bit deflated, left a gathering of supporters to go home and get some sleep. With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Stevens the longest ...
AP: Ted Stevens Has Lost Re-Election
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/19/2008 — The Associated Press has projected that GOP Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens has lost re-election, with the final major batch of absentee ballots giving Democratic challenger Mark Begich an insurmountable lead.
The current vote count : ...
Stevens loses Alaska Senate race - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 11/19/2008 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska 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 ...
Begich lead over Stevens grows: Top Stories
adn.com 11/15/2008 — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election after Mark Begich widened his lead to 1,022 votes Friday. More than 90 percent of the votes are now counted, and Friday's count of absentee and questioned ballots could have been ...
Happy Birthday, Ted Stevens. You lose.
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/18/2008 — Alaska's long-serving Republican senator, Ted Stevens , turned 85 today.
He also lost an election recount against his Democratic opponent, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich .
Which means Stevens does not get a seventh term. And it means one more ...
Down the ballot: Supporting Stevens —
First Read 11/2/2008
ALASKA: "Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye
provided a campaign boost Saturday to embattled Republican Sen. Ted
Stevens, predicting that his colleague from Alaska will win re-election
and overturn his conviction on appeal. 'I am absolutely confident ...
Hard-Fought Battle in Hard-Hit Ohio —
Wash Post In Congress 11/3/2008
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, Nov. 2 -- With the presidential campaigns pressing to get out the vote in the race's final hours, no state is being more fiercely contested than Ohio, which provided President Bush with his decisive margin of victory four years ...
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