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Dem Chances Of Taking Alaska House Seat Skyrocket As Young Appears To Win GOP Primary
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Sep 09, 2008 09:12am |
| Category | Blog Entry |
| News Date | Sep 09, 2008 09:00am |
| Description | By Eric Kleefeld - September 9, 2008, 9:46AM
It's looking like scandal-plagued Rep. Don Young won his very close primary in Alaska, though a recount is still likely -- and if his lead does hold up, then the Dems' chances of winning the House seat in this deep-red state just skyrocketed.
Young faced a strong primary challenge from Lt. Governor Sean Parnell, who had the support of Sarah Palin. The primary was two weeks ago, but a winner still hasn't been declared as Young took a lead of less then 250 votes with absentee ballots still left to be counted. But now, the Anchorage Daily News reports that there are less outstanding ballots than Young's current lead of 239 votes -- meaning that even if all of them went to Parnell, Young would still survive.
The polls consistently showed that Parnell would have been a much stronger candidate than Young against Democratic nominee Ethan Berkowitz. And with Young losing to Berkowitz by double-digit margins in most surveys, his apparent primary win is very good news for the Dems.
Here's what a Republican source told us the morning after the primary: "Don Young is going to lose some time in 2008. The question is whether it's now or November." |
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