Alaska underscores GOP troubles

[L. Coyote]

Source: USA TODAY

By Matt Kelley, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Alaska's Ted Stevens, heads into a primary election today at a time when he is fighting for his political life and his party is struggling to hold onto its Senate seats.

.... The possibility of a solidly Republican state going to the Democrats underscores the party's precarious position in the Senate this year. Republicans have a little more than half the money and nearly twice as many Senate seats to defend than the Democrats, who are expected by non-partisan experts, such as the Cook Political Report, to increase their one-vote majority.

Cook Political Report senior editor Jennifer Duffy predicts Democrats will gain five to seven seats — including possibly in Alaska, which the Cook Report rates as leaning Democratic. "I don't dismiss the possibility that it could be higher, but that's the very likely scenario," Duffy said.

The stress on the Republican side showed last week, when the head of the GOP Senate fundraising committee lashed out at his colleagues for not raising enough money. ..........


Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-25-senate-races_N.htm

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LOL at this second article:

Alaska Republicans Love Corruption
August 25, 2008 - http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2008/08/alaska-republicans-love-corruption.html

.... Ted Stevens appears to have a clear road to continuing to be his party's standard-bearer in his race to keep his U.S. Senate seat, despite being indicted on corruption charges. Apparently, Alaska Republicans love them some corruption.

.... the Corrupt Bastards Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_political_corruption_probe#Corrupt_Bastards_Club) and the Republican Noise Machine, will throw everything they have at Begich. ....

[d_b]

1. so proud of my fellow alaskans

we're finally going to get rid of that bum.

[roguevalley]

7. where ya from, hon? down here on the kenai, the corruption is makingq

waves big time. :)

[Politicalboi]

2. I think Obama is

Going to carry Alaska and Arizona.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

[Suji to Seoul]

4. McLame is only ahead by 8% in his own state?

Ouch!

[L. Coyote]

5. Au H2 '08

Let's win 49 states!

[happygoluckytoyou]

3. Alabama...Alaska..... WE HAVE A WHOLE ALPHABET TO WIN

[L. Coyote]

6. We need some "60 or Bust" signs on the floor!!!

[No Elephants]

8. Amen. It looks do-able, too.