They’re both in Alaska, ironically:
A new poll shows that the two longtime Republican elected officials from Alaska, Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young, face serious obstacles to winning reelection.
Stevens trails Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D), 51 percent to 44 percent in the poll, while holding fairly high disapproval ratings. While 49 percent of respondents said they hold a positive opinion of Stevens, 40 percent expressed a negative opinion. By contrast, 58 percent of respondents viewed Begich favorably, with only 16 percent holding a negative opinion.
Young is in even worse shape. The 17-term congressman trails former state Rep. Ethan Berkowitz, his likely Democratic opponent, by a 20-point margin — 58 percent to 38 percent. A 52-percent majority of voters said they held a negative opinion of Young, while Berkowitz holds strong favorable ratings.
The poll was conducted by the Anchorage firm Hellenthal and Associates, and was paid for by an Alaska-based lobbyist. It surveyed 269 likely Alaska voters May 6-10, and has a 6 percentage point margin of error.
And Young may not even win his primary election:
Young has primary opposition in Sean Parnell and is losing to him as well. Parnell has been endorsed by the Club for Growth and leads Berkowitz by 5%.
Good riddance to both of you losers, don’t let the door hit you in the backside on the way out.
H/T: Jason Pye
June 12th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Stevens also has a great primary challenger, Dave Cuddy, who also happens to have a lot of money. And even better, spoke with him last week and he is a hard-core, true Republican.
June 12th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Brian,
Any word on whether Cuddy has a shot against Stevens ?
I’m beginning to think that this is going to be a year in which a lot of old, dead, GOP wood gets swept away. Yea, that might mean that Democrats have more seats in Congress for a time, but if someone can tell me the difference between fakes, phonies, and frauds like Ted Stevens and Don Young and a Democrat, I’d love to hear it.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I hear Cuddy has a sizeable lead according to an independent poll taken a few weeks ago.