Political Bloviation

This works better for democratic control of the Senate. It also has the happy side effect of preventing Palin from seeking the senate seat. If Stevens were removed from office in the aftermath of his multiple felony convictions, Plain would probably want to throw her hat into the ring. Listening to her speak is like nails on a chalkboard. The thought of enduring her ill-informed screeching rants from the Senate is nauseating.

TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Still More Signs That Stevens Is Going Down
The Anchorage Daily News analyzed the remaining 41,000 ballots left to be counted in this truly bizarre and drawn-out contest, and the numbers are very promising for Democratic challenger Mark Begich. It turns out that 56% of the remaining votes are from areas that Begich has carried in the votes already counted.

If those absentee votes go roughly the same as the rest of the ballots from those areas, Begich’s current 814-vote lead could extend by as much as four-thousand votes — enough to put him beyond the margin that would require a recount. There’s even a chance that they could be more for Begich than the rest of the ballots, too, as his campaign actively pursued an early-vote strategy.

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