Archive for the 'Alaska' Category

18
Nov

It’s Senator Mark Begich!!!

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich is headed to Washington, DC.  Governor Sarah Palin’s US Senate dreams, well, they’ve vanished along with Steven’s hold on office. 

That’s it.  The convicted felon Senator former Senator, Ted Stevens, has officially been defeated by Mark Begich in Alaska, giving the Democrats now 58 seats in the United States Senate. 
Tuesday’s tally of [...]

17
Nov

Begich lead at 1,022

Here is the link to the Secretary of State in Alaska, updated at 11:15AM, which would be just about an hour ago.
Mark Begich (D):  138,959

Sen. Ted Stevens (R):  137,937

15
Nov

Begich Expands Lead to 1,022

More counting of absentee balltos went on in Alaska, and goods news for Dems, DEM Mark Begich has expanded his lead from 814 to 1,022.  The remaining absentee ballots will be counted over the next several days, but thing are looking pretty grim for Ted Stevens and the GOP.  Most of the remain absentee balllots [...]

13
Nov

The Daily Midtermer NOV 13

The Daily Midtermer brings you the latest new on the 2010 Midterm Elections.
UNITED STATES SENATE:
ALASKA:  More Fox News obsession with Sarah Palin. Speculation centers around 3 things:  Serve her term as AK Gov (Most likely), server her term as GOV and run for Lisa Murkowski’s Senate seat , or appoint herself to replace Sen. Ted [...]

13
Nov

Senate race update: Alaska & Minnesota

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich [the Democrat] was trailing 40-year incumbent Senator Ted Stevens [the convicted felon Republican] by about 3000 votes on election night, but the continued counting of the ballots has turned the race around completely.
Begich, who was losing after election night, now leads Stevens by 814 votes — 132,196 to 131,382 — with [...]

12
Nov

Can Begich win in Alaska?

Latest count AK Senate race:
Mark Begich 125019; 47.24
Ted Stevens 125016; 47.24
Alaska is a plurality state – who ever receives the most votes is elected and right now Mark Begich is up 3 [!] votes on Senator Ted Stevens [R-Corrupt].
The recount continues and right now it is going the right way.
EDIT:  AP is now reporting Begich [...]

04
Nov

State Poll Roundup: 11/3/08 (18 States)

This is it.  The last State Poll roundup this election season.  And it is a doozy with 43 polls in 18 states, 14 of them in the tightest Battlegrounds of them all.  Yet our Presidential Projector. essentially remains the same.
Alaska

AK:  Hayes Obama 45 McCain 48 Undecided/other 7 McCain +3
Uhm this looks like an outlier [...]

01
Nov

State Poll Roundup: 10/31/08 (18 States)

And we are wrapping up the week in style.  35 polls dropping on Friday in 18 different states, 14 of them Battleground States.  Plus we have a small change in our Presidential Projector. So lets get right to it.
Alaska
AK:  Research 2000 Obama 39 McCain 58 Undecided/other 3 McCain +19
Forget drilling in Anwar, I think we need [...]

30
Oct

State Poll Roundup: 10/29/08 (19 States)

We are in the home stretch with just a few days to go and the polls keep coming in.  Yesterday we had 30 polls in 19 states, 14 of them Battleground States though some are BINOs (Battlegrounds in Name Only).  Yet none of them actually effected our Presidential Projector.  So Let’s get right to it.
Alaska

AK:  [...]

28
Oct

Live microphone: “Share in the wealth”

“We’re set up, unlike other states in the union, where it’s collectively Alaskans own the resources. So we share in the wealth when the development of these resources occurs.”
– Gov. Sarah Palin, quoted by the New Yorker, a few weeks before she was nominated for vice president.

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