American Agora

Here's to hoping that the Stevens Machine in Alaska finds a way to send the senior Senator to Congress:

Though elections officials in Alaska may be counting additional ballots for a few more days, the updated vote tally at the end of the day on Tuesday could move the contested race between Senator Ted Stevens and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich closer to conclusion. The Division of Elections plans to count 24,000 absentee and questioned ballots from Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, and other areas of southern Alaska today, and Wednesday is the deadline for overseas ballots to arrive.

Think of it this way, folks: Stevens gets elected by whatever means necessary, gets kicked out of Congress because an elected official cannot hold office, and there is a special run-off for the seat! I wonder who would win that?

-- A.S. Noel