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[AK Sen] Tough GOP race just got much tougher
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| Contributor | TX DEM |
| Last Edited | TX DEM Jul 31, 2008 10:34am |
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| News Date | Thursday, July 31, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Ted Stevens’s seat is in serious jeopardy, whether or not he is the Republican candidate in November.
Stevens’s indictment Tuesday leaves Alaska Republicans in an unenviable situation just three months before the general election, a race where their longtime senator was already in deep trouble.
Stevens’s campaign said they were remaining in the race.
“Sen. Stevens’s campaign for re-election is continuing to move full steam ahead,” said campaign spokesman Aaron Saunders in a statement. “Our office has been flooded today with calls and emails from supporters urging the Senator to press on. The message from them is clear: Alaska needs Ted Stevens in the U.S. Senate.”
Because the filing deadline has passed, Republicans could replace Stevens on the ballot only if he wins the primary; otherwise they will be stuck with one of his primary challengers.
And even if he decided not to run, Stevens’s name wouldn’t come off the primary ballot, said state elections director Gail Fenumiai.
Should he win that primary, whether as an active candidate or not, Fenumiai said, Republicans would have to decide on a replacement by Sept. 17.
Among the GOP candidates who have filed, developer and former state Rep. David Cuddy and attorney Vic Vickers have put together the most money in the primary, with both self-funding just shy of $200,000 through the end of June.
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