by Deb Cupples | Update via Memeorandum: as of Friday, challenger Mark Begich was leading incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) by 1,022 votes (with about 20,000 votes left to count). On Wednesday, Begich's lead was 814 votes (with about 40,000 votes uncounted).
Alaskans seem torn over whether to send a new guy to the U.S. Senate or the incumbent Stevens, who was recently convicted on seven corruption-related felony counts.
Perhaps Alaska's voters don't understand the conviction's significance. Perhaps Alaska's voters simply believe that Sen. Stevens is a "maverick" too.
Do Republicans care if their elected representatives are criminals? It seems to just add to the charisma they exert on their voters.
Posted by: Charles | November 15, 2008 at 10:51 AM