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Steven's Pollster, " Race is Over..Begich will win."
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... of the election, when I called and just told him I was sorry for the way it turned out." Dittman believes early and absentee ballots, which compromise the approximately 40,000 votes left to count, will likely reflect Begichs' overall advantage so far among those who took advantage of either process. Heavy early voting occurred in the period that directly followed Stevens' conviction on seven felony counts of making false statements on his Senate financial disclosure forms Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/13/stevens-pollst...

Ted Stevens' Pollster Admits He's All But Certain To Lose
TPM Election Central — Looks like even Senator Ted Stevens' own pollster, Alaska-based David Dittman, can read the writing on the wall: Stevens is gonna lose to Dem challenger Mark Begich once all the remaining votes are counted. At least that's what he's now admitted to The Huffington Post: "I don't think Stevens can come back," Dittman said, noting that he thinks the remaining trove of uncounted ballots will help Begich "increase his lead."... Dittman believes early and absentee ballots, which compromise the approximately 40,000 votes left to count, will ...

Stevens' pollster sees Begich win
Political Animal — ... 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 the Democratic majority to 58 seats? Republican pollster David Dittman, who worked for Stevens during the GOP primary in Alaska this year, thinks the race is effectively over . "I don't think Stevens can come back," Dittman said, noting that he thinks the remaining trove of uncounted ballots will help Begich "increase his lead." Even if Begich's advantage grows, however, Dittman believes it's highly ...

Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — From Huff Post: 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 can come back," Dittman said, noting that he thinks the remaining trove of uncounted ballots will help Begich "increase his lead." Even if Begich's advantage grows, however, Dittman believes it's highly unlikely that Stevens will concede the race until every last ballot is counted. "He's ...

Stevens pollster: Begich will win
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Thus ends the ‘Cuda’s Senate dreams and with it, in all probability, the dream of an effective Republican filibuster. 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 can come back,” Dittman said, noting that he thinks the remaining trove of uncounted ballots will help Begich “increase his lead.”… Dittman believes early and absentee ballots, which compromise the approximately ...

Stevens lawyer is gloomy
Politico Live's Blogs — HuffPo says one of Ted Stevens' pollsters thinks he's toast. 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 can come back," Dittman said, noting that he thinks the remaining trove of uncounted ballots will help Begich "increase his lead."

Martin and Begich update: the Lazarus edition
BlueOregon — ... come from areas of the state that backed Democrat Mark Begich on Election Day. That's not a good sign for Republican Sen. Ted Stevens as he seeks to overcome Begich's 814-vote lead when counting resumes today of just over 41,000 remaining ballots. A Daily News analysis, based on data provided by the state Division of Elections, shows that 56 percent of those ballots come from districts that favored Begich on Nov. 4. This turn of events appears to even have Stevens' pollster on the ropes: Alaska-based GOP pollster David Dittman, who ...

Mark Begich Defeats Ted Stevens to Become Alaska’s Next U.S. Senator
Firedoglake — ... After the ballot counting on Nov. 12th was completed, the tables had turned and Begich had not only erased his three thousand plus deficit, he was ahead by 817 votes. Things were not looking good for Mr. Toobz as most of the 40,000 ...