Ted Stevens, who as we all know has been indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges, is now trailing Mark Begich by double digits.
The latest Rasmussen polls has Begich leading Stevens by a margin of 50-37.
If hothead Stevens actually resigns (which I seriously doubt), then Begich is still fairing extremely well against the other Republicans. He leads David Cuddy by a margin of 50-35 and carpetbagger Vic Vickers by a crushing 50-22.
Only time will tell whether or not this is a temporary bounce for Begich, but I have a feeling that it's going to stay that way. The Cook Report and Swing State Project had updated the race from Tossup to Lean Dem and Lean Rep to Tossup, respectively.
If you are in the Bay Area on August 1st, you can meet Mark Begich.
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