Another day, another terrible poll for Alaska’s scandal-plagued duo of Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young.
Research 2000 for DailyKos (12/3-6, likely voters):
Ethan Berkowitz (D): 49%
Don Young (R-inc): 42%Mark Begich (D): 47%
Ted Stevens (R-inc): 41%
(MoE: ±4%)
The fact that Young is losing to Berkowitz is not so surprising anymore. An August poll conducted for the DCCC showed Berkowitz with a 5 point lead, and an internal poll for Democratic challenger Diane Benson had Young down by nearly 15% at the end of October.
The numbers for Stevens against Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, his potential ’08 opponent, are the real eye-openers, and show just how embarrassed Alaskans have grown over their federal representation over the course of the year. The biggest danger for Democrats? A primary defeat or a retirement from either of them. But given how pompous both of these crumb-bums are (e.g., Young’s actual slogan on his website is: “No one has done more. No one will do more.”), I bet this gruesome twosome will attempt to stick it out.
I’m not even sure if ‘awesome’ does justice to how great these polls are!
. . . I am also a bit disappointed that the polls have been made public. This onslaught of news may prompt Stevens and/or Young to pull out of the race, making way for younger, more Palin-like Repubs, who would easily win, even against a great pair of candidates like Begich and Berkowitz.
at least the beginnings of one. republicans have a had a hard time the last couple of cycles, and while there were of course mitigating circumstances, it’s possible these circumstances have snowballed. murkowski barely won despite nepotism, and because of bush pulling her up in the polls (though knowles increasingly lackluster performances didn’t help). Frank murkowski was destroyed in the primary, and palin might have lost if not for a strong third party, and the aforementioned declining results of knowles. now young and stevens are seen as corrupt and crazy. while palins high approval show republicanism is strong, the continuing high profile scandals of the GOP, both local and national, may finally be denting alaska’s rock solid republicanism.
…I have the horrible feeling that Alaska is to the Dems what New Jersey is to the Repubs.
it’s getting kind of late. people talk a lot about him, but never anything from him.