Math superstar Nate Silver has been looking over the latest numbers from up north and has now called the Alaska Senate race in Democratic challenger Mark Begich's favor:
With 14,626 of the roughly 24,000 ballots left to count today, Beigich's lead over Republican Ted Stevens is now 2,374. The remaining results are expected to arrive later this afternoon. Stevens would have to win by a margin of ov over 25% of the outstanding ballots to tie Begich.
And that, says Silver, ain't gonna happen. It has been a rocky political end for Stevens, the GOP's longest-serving senator. First he became synonymous with the "Bridge to Nowhere", then, in October, he was convicted of seven felony counts, and now he seems poised for electoral defeat. I guess the silver lining in all of this, as far as Stevens is concerned, is that now he'll be spared the humiliation of winning only to be expelled from Congress by his fellow senators.
Farewell, Ted. I guess we'll always have your famous description of the internet to remember you by.
That was hilarious. Boy they sure know how to grow them up there in Alaska--see, David, this is why I have an aversion to extremely cold temps.
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marv
7:27PM Nov 18th 2008
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST...
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Pundit
7:35PM Nov 18th 2008
Good riddance Greedy Oil Party RIP!
Don't drop the soap in prison Ted, or you may have gay 'Ole time!
Proving why the right was so wrong for America, for Far too long!
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LV Drummer
7:33PM Nov 18th 2008
If he did the crime, he should do the time...time for the orange jumpsuit. Now, let's bring Franks, Dodd, Schumer and the rest of these greedy sob's to justice for causing and gaining wealth at our expence. They along with Willie'the freezer' Jefferson also belong in orange jumpsuits. Now that would definately be change.
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Wish Belkin
7:41PM Nov 18th 2008
Put him in a moose suit and send him out on the tundra. Sarah will take it from there.
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jonekito
7:42PM Nov 18th 2008
another corrupt politician that bite the dust and go to jail. many no-e con nazis that end ded up in jail. that is a good news. he hope that the new government prosecute those who violated the constitution.( bush, cheney)
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PCL
7:43PM Nov 18th 2008
Wish Belkin7:41PMNov 18th 2008 Put him in a moose suit and send him out on the tundra. Sarah will take it from there. ------------------------------------------------------ Omg, that is too funny.
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Clarissa
7:46PM Nov 18th 2008
There is mass corruption on the hill. They should all be investigated for receiving goods/services at our expense. I know they are investigating Sen. Chris Dodds for receiving special interest rates from Countrywide. He states he knew nothing about it, but refuses to turn his statement over. Robert Feinstein of Countrywide said he made it very clear to Dodds that this was a special rate. Sen. Franks, Cox, Shumer also should be investigated and be held accountable. Actually, I reiterate, they should all be investigated.
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RIChris
8:39PM Nov 18th 2008
Hopefully, the convictions don't stop there. There's a long line of corrupt pols needing to answer for their misdeeds, starting with Pelosi, Dodd, Frank......
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TWO SHOT
8:50PM Nov 18th 2008
NO THE ONES THAT NEED TO BE CHARGED WITH CRIMES IS NO ONE BUT OLD BUSH HIMSELF AND CHENNEY , RUMSFIELD , RICE, AND EVERY DAMN REPUBLICAN THAT WE CAN FIND WITH INOCENT BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS; PUT THEIR ASS IN PRISON AND LET THEM LIVE THE REST OF THEIR LIVES THERE.
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ccwstauffer
9:52PM Nov 18th 2008
I can't help but feel sorry for the old boy. He is way too old to go to prison, just let him go back to Alaska.
former Sen (R)Ted himself is quoted on tape as saying his illegal actions, if uncovered: "May lead to some prison time"
Give Ted his just reward's for 7 felony convictions
...then start on the remaining Neo-Con nutjobs PNAC "Project For A new American Century" Kabal i.e. Wolfowitz, Bolton, Gonzales, Rice, Rumesfeld, Cheney, Bush, etc
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Voice of Reason
1:07PM Nov 19th 2008
http://www.880therevolution.com/cc-common/ondemand/player.html?world=st Why is the Ed Schultz Show hotter than a polar bear in Pensacola? Easy. Because he is so different from every other talk show host on the dial and so much like the 3 million Ed Heads who tune him in for the unvarnished truth. He's a straight talking, no-nonsense voice of reason in unreasonable times. http://www.wegoted.com/about/
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Voice of Reason
1:47PM Nov 19th 2008
will We not build anything here in America anymore?
outsourcing more jobs?
we'll just buy tanks & cars from Asheville, Japan ...great bed & breakfast...far down south though
where do you draw the line?
i say draw it at keeping the ability to manufacture in this nation...
without it we have no ability to do the R&D to build NEW products to export abroad and right our ship...We need to develop NEW products in this country to grow our way out of trouble…if they go down…We can’t get there from here using the wrongheaded Rightwing map
the very losers that are pushing the bankruptcy meme are the very ones that lost this last election because they do not care about public opinion...
public opinion is on the side of saving the big 3 with serious strings attached to the taxpayer coin
voters/taxpayers/listeners/viewers/readers are one in the same
i say tell them plain and simple...
do it Our way for Our coin or go ask Big Oil for the money...since that is the rear they kiss
the pro-bankruptcy folks just lost bad ignoring the voter opinion and now asking you to ignore consumer opinion....
Democrats...don't get on the wrong side...the People have given their trust…don’t waste it…
the GOP has knack for picking the wrong side...don't follow them
Bush Admin...stuck on stupid...they lost and still don't get it...
he is still costing you guys on the right...and Hoover will for years to come...