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rollcall.com - 11/5/2008
Stevens Says Victory Is at Hand
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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 tallies stand.

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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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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/6/2008
What In The Hell Happened in Alaska?
— 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, ... (more) What In The Hell Happened in Alaska?

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adn.com - 11/5/2008
Stevens leads Begich by thin margin: 2008 Election
— adn.com — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was leading challenger Mark Begich with most of the election returns in hand Tuesday night, despite being found guilty of seven felonies and polls showing him in deep trouble. With more than 80 percent of the precincts ... (more) Stevens leads Begich by thin margin: 2008 Election

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The Latest Senate Map: More Dem Gains Still Possible
TPM Election Central — ... • In Alaska, GOP incumbent Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens may have confounded the polls that showed him losing by a landslide -- he's now narrowly ahead 99% of the vote counted, and he is now saying it's almost impossible for his Dem opponent to win. Forget about the Bradley Effect -- we're dealing here with the Stevens Effect: An unwillingness of poll respondents to admit to a pollster that they're going to vote for the convicted felon. This one seems to be tilting towards the GOP. ...

What In The Hell Happened in Alaska?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — 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, there are quite a large number of ballots yet to count. According to Roll Call, these include "at least 40,000 absentee ballot, 9,000 early voting ballots, and an undetermined number of questionable ballots". ...

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