In Alaska The Election Stinks on Ice (Trees And Things)

thefadd: End Of A Theory?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:22:24 EST

Stevens done.

MC Nally: Re: Eyewitness account

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:51:22 EST

Does she really have 80% approval ratings? That always seemed strange to me.

I'm sure at some point she did. Until recently she was a fresh-faced relative political newcomer, untainted by the usual Alaska political scand

Thalia: Re: Eyewitness account

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:48:28 EST

Does she really have 80% approval ratings? That always seemed strange to me.

And Palin could run for Stevens' seat in the special election.

MC Nally: Updated returns

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:04:04 EST

As of last night, the state's department of elections has updated its count in the Stevens vs. Begich race. Under the updated vote count Begi

Acefantastik: Re: Palin Talk

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:50:45 EST

Alaska voters may forgive a governor who is out of the state for days on end so that a native daughter could run for president . . or maybe they won't.

Its a 50-50 shot. Governor Palin remains wildly popular up here, although!--Prior to the

uncarved block: Palin Talk

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:12:07 EST

Been waiting for a chance to share some tidbits from Charlie Cook-- caught him and Stu Rothenberg on one of the dozens of election wrap-ups all over DC. This one was televised (thanks C-SPAN!), and Cook had some observations I thought were fa

thefadd: Re: Eyewitness account

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:17:51 EST

it is a bit of a cognitive dissonance to be passed a joint from a guy in a Jane's Addiction t-shirt who DJs at gay clubs, who also voted for McCain because "Democrats will ruin the economy, and therefore, my life"

who knew such people were so

Acefantastik: Eyewitness account

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:50:18 EST

Since I am currently living in Anchorage, Alaska, I've become a catch-all of answers for my politically-inclined friends. To my dismay, they all want to know about Sarah Palin, and nothing about this election. Anyway, away to the anecdotal evid

uncarved block: But Not An Editor

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:15:53 EST

From the link:

"Mundane, anal, detail" are the words you want, sai Bonnie Jack, a local political activist and observer for the Stevens camp.

"Mundane, anal, detail"? Sounds like the most boring porno

Lou: Oh, you mean those ballots?

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:58:14 EST

Apparently one third of the ballots have been found.

Steve Urkel: Mystery Alaska solved!

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:22:29 EST

By chance election day coincided with opening day of the Callorhinus ursinus hunting season and everyone was out bashing baby fur seals.

port1080: Re: In Alaska The Election Stinks on Ice

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:55:17 EST

While it's possible that voters may have been put off by the choices as you say, it's a little odd that the results are so far off of the pre-election polling numbers, don't you think?

Well, like I said, it wouldn't shock me if it's fraud - I'm j

MC Nally: Re: In Alaska The Election Stinks on Ice

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:45:08 EST

I'm not sure that you need to look to fraud to explain this one (although considering Alaska's checkered record, it wouldn't shock me). Any Alaskan who was paying attention had to know well before the polls closed that Obama was going to

port1080: Re: In Alaska The Election Stinks on Ice

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:24:35 EST

I thought I addressed that in the remainder of my post. For starters, in the last two elections (2000 and 2004) the Presidential race was still in doubt when Alaska's polls closed (I think they called 2004 around 1:30AM Eastern Time or so?, and 2000

Thalia: Re: In Alaska The Election Stinks on Ice

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:17:40 EST

Given that this hasn't changed in the last twenty elections, why would it suddenly make a difference this year? Especially with a rather contentious convicted Senatorial candidate? I don't see that explanation as holding a lot of water.

uncarved block: A Little Hyped

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:32:47 EST

While 60 seats in the Senate looks like some magic number, I think Obama was around there long enough to understand that the real target, in most cases, is more like 90. Take the pending Stevens expulsion-- if only Democrats vote for it, it m

port1080: Re: In Alaska The Election Stinks on Ice

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:09:04 EST

I'm not sure that you need to look to fraud to explain this one (although considering Alaska's checkered record, it wouldn't shock me). Any Alaskan who was paying attention had to know well before the polls closed that Obama was going to win. I