Poll: Dem Challenger Beating Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)

[babylonsister]

:woohoo:

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/poll_dems_on_track_to_winning.php

Poll: Dems On Track To Winning Major Senate Seat
By Eric Kleefeld - June 9, 2008, 8:48AM

Democrats could be in for a major Senate win in the GOP stronghold of Alaska, a new poll finds.

The survey by local firm Hellenthal and Associates finds Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich leading longtime incumbent Republican Ted Stevens by a margin of 51%-44%, thanks in large measure to the ethics investigations that have dogged the incumbent.

Democrats haven't won a federal election in Alaska since 1974, so a win here would definitely be a really big deal.

Meanwhile, the poll also shows Rep. Don Young (R) narrowly trailing his primary opponent, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, by 37%-34%. The data shows that Young would likely lose the general election by a 58%-38% landslide against likely Dem nominee Ethan Berkowitz, while Parnell edges out Berkowitz 43%-38% in a trial heat.

[stevedeshazer]

1. We're gonna have one hell of an election year

w00t