Breaking: Begich defeats Stevens

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on November 18, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Hot off the presses

It’s for the best, even though I know why the GOP kept him on the ticket. The idea probably was to see if he could win, wait for Congress to shame him out of the Senate, and then have Gov. Palin appoint someone to take his place – or something like that.

This brings the number of Democrats in the Senate to 58. If Coleman’s win in MN holds up after the recount is done, whether or not Chambliss wins in GA Dec 2, Obama will not have a filibuster-proof majority. A win by Chambliss would cushion that a bit.

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7 Responses to “Breaking: Begich defeats Stevens”

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  1. I can’t be upset about Stevens losing, even with its implications for Senate math; the man had become a disgrace and needed to go. What really bothers me is that (as Sarah would put it) the “old boy network” decided to support him, instead of running a challenger in the primary. (Alaska Lt. Gov. Parnell, for example.) The shortsightedness of the RNC and the RSCC has cost us another seat, which shouldn’t have been lost. :-w

  2. David T says:

    I really doubt that 60 is in fact a a magic number here. I have no confidence that Snowe, Collins, Specter, and Voinovich are going to filibuster much. They prize their reputation as “moderates” who don’t want to be seen as “obstructionists” and besides they’re from states that went for Obama…

  3. camojack says:

    Just a li’l “FYI”: in Alaska, the Governor no longer appoints a new Senator when needed; they hold a special election. Just sayin’… :-?

  4. benning says:

    The Alaska Republicans, not to mention the national Party, should have pushed Stevens out years ago. But then, we still have Arlen Spector, don’t we? Better the mediocre non-entity you can re-elect than a real Republican, right?

  5. Lorica says:

    It is pretty apparent that the “good ol’ boy” network has let us down this year. I have to wonder just how low they will go until they come around to the right way of thinking. I am pretty much fed up with politics right now, and I hope I never have to vote for another moderate again. – Lorica

  6. Great White Rat says:

    Anthony, Sean Parnell ran in the GOP primary for Alaska’s House seat, but lost to Don Young, another charter member of the “old boy network”. This should clear the way for him to take a shot at Begich in 2014, and I like his chances then.

  7. Thanks, GWR, I didn’t know that. :)

    What about Murkowski’s seat in 2010? I’d rather Palin stay as Alaska’ governor, but I wouldn’t mind seeing Lisa, as heiress to one of the Old Boys, replaced.