tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/14/2008
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Here's yet another sign that the Democrats are poised to defeat Alaska GOP Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens and pick up this key seat in a deep-red state.
The Anchorage Daily News analyzed the remaining 41,000 ballots left to be counted in this truly bizarre and drawn-out contest, ...
adn.com - 11/13/2008
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adn.com —
The elections division still has over 10,000 ballots
left to count today and thousands more through next
week, but the latest numbers show Mark Begich leading Sen. Ted Stevens 125,019 to 125,016.
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Latest tally: Begich leads Stevens by 3 votes
adn.com - 11/14/2008
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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.
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Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/13/2008
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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 ...
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Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday
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Talking Points Memo —
Things are not looking good for Sen. Ted Stevens as the Alaska vote count drags on.
Ted Stevens' chances deteriorate
Political Animal —
... of those ballots come from districts that favored Begich on Nov. 4. The state will count about 40 percent of remaining ballots today and the rest early next week. Democrats like the trend but are wary of expressing too much confidence in a state that for decades has proven a graveyard for their hopes. "I'll celebrate when I hear the words ... 'and the winner is,' " Begich said. The Stevens campaign has fallen silent, offering no comment on the ballot count. Just as importantly, Eric Kleefeld noted that Begich's vote totals may likely give him a lead of around 4,000 votes, ...
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