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Interview with TransCanada on Keystone, Mackenzie and Alaska gas lines--their timeline isn't ours!!!...

Blue Oasis - 9:38 a.m.

Tracking Senate races 2008: Introduction, Alaska, Colorado (with poll)

Two years ago I published a bunch of diaries on Senate races, with elaborate graphs.   They're BAAAAACK! Method:  1.  I gathered polling data from Pollster.com.  I only included polls in 2008.  2.  I assigned the undecided in two ways: 75% to the challenger (per general practice) and 50-50.  The first method is represented by solid boxes.  The lat...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Wed 6:00 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

The Alaska Hillbillies

Blue Oasis - Wed 10:42 a.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

AK-AL: Palin scandal shakes up House race

Sarah Palin is the governor of Alaska, and a hugely popular one, with approval ratings hovering in the 90 percent range. She was even discussed as a potential VP pick for McCain. Or, that used to be the case, as her administration is rocked by revelations that she and her family used the governor's office to carry out a vendetta against a policeman who was a former brother in-law, up to fir...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 6:12 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

AK-Sen: Ras. has Begich up 9 - meet him and find out why

This is really good to see . Alaska’s U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Ted Stevens and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has been a toss-up for several months now, but the Democratic challenger is now ahead 50% to 41%. When “leaners” are included, Begich leads 52% to 44%. Begich began running his first television ads of the campaign on July 8 and the survey was c...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Mon 1:38 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

AK-SEN: Begich leads Stevens by 8 points

Rasmussen just released a new poll of the Alaska Senate race. In it, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) leads Senator Ted Stevens (R) 52%-44% (50%-41% without leaners). Details after the jump. ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Mon 1:09 p.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

AK-Sen, AK-AL: Still looking good

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 7/14-16. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 5/12-14 results ) If 2008 election for Congress were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Ethan Berkowitz, the Democrat, and Don Young, the Republican? Young (R) 40 (40) Berkowitz (D) 51 (50) If 2008 election for U.S. Senate were held today, for whom would you vote for if the cho...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Fri 9:33 a.m. - 28 clicks 28 clicks

The Anchorage Press has it wrong. There's been no shortage of praise for Ted Stevens in the ADN ove...

Blue Oasis - Jul 17 - 25 clicks 25 clicks