ALASKA: Mark Begich Has Nine-Point Lead Over Sen. Ted Stevens

[L. Coyote]

Monday, July 21, 2008 - http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/alaska/election_2008_alaska_senate
Election 2008: Alaska Senate
Alaska Senate: Begich Opens Nine-Point Lead Over Stevens


Alaska’s U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Ted Stevens and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has been a toss-up for several months now, but the Democratic challenger is now ahead 50% to 41%. When “leaners” are included, Begich leads 52%to 44%.

Begich began running his first television ads of the campaign on July 8 and the survey was conducted nine days later.

For each of the last three months, the candidates have been within two points of each other. Last month, Stevens was up two, 46% to 44%. In May, it the incumbent trailed by two. The month before, Stevens had a statistically insignificant 46% to 45% lead. Begich’s current lead is the largest the race has seen since Rasmussen polling began.

Stevens is the longest-serving Republican Senator in history. Begich was just six-years old when Stevens was first elected to the Senate in 1968.

Six years ago, Stevens won re-election with 78% of the vote. ....

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When the FBI raids a US Senator's home with a search warrant for Corrupt Bastards Club tee-shirts and caps, and a new level built by felonious friends, this is to be expected. :rofl:

[Binka]

1. Go Mark Go

Kick Stevens to the GD curb. Then throw the internet "tubes" on him.

[Alexander]

2. Could Begich help Obama win Alaska?

Reverse coattails, anyone?

[SoCalDem]

5. Ted Stevens, his crooked son, the Murkowskis ,

and a bunch of republican polliticians there , sitting in jail.. they are the ones who will help Obama win Alaska.. Begigh is a plus too :)

[L. Coyote]

6. Not as much as Stevens and Young have helped nationwide!! LOL.

Stevens and Young have done a great deal to aid the Democratic party nationwide, second only to Bush and Cheney. :rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

7. McCain currently has only a single-digit lead

over Obama in Alaska, according to the reports I've read. The House and Senate races are generating a lot more interest and enthusiasm than the presidential, at least among the people that I hang out with. Stevens has been in office since 1968, Young since 1973, so the thought of those two being gone is pretty exciting.

[Arctic Dave]

9. Obama is expected to do a trip to Alaska in the fall.

If he does I would hope this would help him win it. A lot of people up here resent being left out of the political process. But most of all I just want to get a picture with me and the next POTUS. Seriously though, if he does come up here I think it would build a synergy that will help defeat all the repug incumbents. I would think that most Alaskan that usually view themselves as repug would revert back to an Independent/Libertarian past.

[SoCalDem]

3. Awww.. Ted's goin' down the "tubes"..

:rofl:

[Judi Lynn]

4. Oh, wow. This is such good news. We needed this! Thank you. n/t

[d_b]

8. holy moly

time to rename the airport

[L. Coyote]

10. TPMtv at Netroots Nation: ALASKA Senator-to-be Mark Begich Interviewed.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x160222