Stevens Losing Senate Race

Republican Senator and all around old douchebag Ted Stevens is now losing in his bid to retain his federal senate seat for Alaska; from the Anchorage Daily News:

Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.

Begich, who was losing after election night, now leads Stevens by 814 votes -- 132,196 to 131,382 -- with the state still to count roughly 40,000 more ballots over the next week.

The state Division of Elections tallied about 60,000 absentee, early and questioned ballots from around the state on Wednesday. The ballots broke heavily in the Democrat's favor, erasing the 3,000-vote lead the Republican Stevens held after election night Nov. 4.

As you might remember, Stevens was convicted seven times on corruption charges a few weeks ago that stemmed from lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor. A win in this race won't raise the Democrats' senate numbers to the magical, filibuster-proof 60 but it will sure put a smile on my face.