Nate Silver: "Mark Begich is now an overwhelming favorite to win the Alaska Senate seat."

[BzaDem]

"The Alaska Board of Elections has finally updated (pdf). With 17,728 votes counted since the previous update, Democrat Mark Begich has the lead over Republican Ted Stevens, 132,196 to 131,382.

More votes to be counted tomorrow and possibly Friday.

As we've pointed out and has been pointed out elsewhere, the remaining votes come from Begich-friendly districts. Mark Begich is now an overwhelming favorite to win the Alaska Senate seat."

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/11/begich-leads-by-814-going-into-thursday.html

[Bonn1997]

1. Is there an automatic recount for close elections?

[RichGirl]

3. Yes.

If it's close it's automatic and paid for by the state. Like Minnesota. that would require recount regardless of what either candidate wanted. Coleman complaining about something that is mandatory is just for show.

If it's not close enough but a candidate wants to recount, he has to pay for it.

[Bonn1997]

4. Thanks. Hopefully it won't be close enough for a recount.

I don't trust Alaskans to do a fair recount

[dennis4868]

6. I don't trust Alaskans to do a fair recount

Yeah, I hear they have a governor who is very partisan and even thinks the next president of the USA pals around with terrorist...cannot remember her name :-)

[roguevalley]

18. thanks for the vote of confidence. bash the right people, not all of us. Most of

us are hating her just fine.

[LittleApple81]

2. Wouldn't that be wonderful? We would not have to worry about Palin senator. nt

[fasttense]

5. This is very strange.

Why did the initial count have the repuke winning? There is some cheating going on in Alaska and it ain't coming from illegal immigrants.

[mediaman007]

9. I think that this is part of the original count. For some reason, 90,000

ballots were not counted on election night. This is not the recount.

[yellowcanine]

17. Hell it ain't illegal immigrants. What about all those Inuits voting? Oh wait.....

Never mind.

[DFW]

7. You know who Sarah Palin will blame it on

Communist Eskimos coming over from Siberia (she saw them canoeing over
from her side of the Bering Strait, and made her conclusion based on
her vast foreign policy experience).

[Nevernose]

13. Greatest picture ever:

[Hieronymus]

8. Looks like even Alaska is ready for change.

[bullimiami]

11. even with the additional 90000 alaskas vote totals are very suspect

i think they have been ready for change for a long time but the elections are extremely corrupt.

[dbmk]

10. Small correction: Thats not Nate Silver, but Sean Quinn also working on the site.

Small difference, but you never know where a quote might end up, so it should be correct.

[BzaDem]

12. Thanks for the correction. Looks like I can't edit the post now though.

[grantcart]

14. yes great news thank you

[Hepburn]

15. Woooooooot!

That is great news! :applause:

[d_b]

16. Begich will be on Maddow show tonight

:bounce:

[DrToast]

19. Sean Quinn: "Don't call me Nate Silver!"

[Overseas]

20. K&R -- Yes Please !! ///nt