There may be no reform in Alaska's pipeline: Indicted Sen. Ted
Stevens won the Republican primary easily,
beating Dave Cuddy, his nearest challenger, by 35
points. And although the results aren't official, Congressman Don
Young, who is also under federal investigation, is clinging to a 145-vote lead over
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell. It's unclear whether
the closeness of the Young-Parnell contest shows that Stevens could
have been beaten by a stronger primary opponent or whether the two
GOP porkmasters were unbeatable. Neither of them is invincible in
the general election, however -- both are trailing their Democratic
opponents, who have to be pleased by the results so far.
This just goes to show for all of Obama's problems closing the
deal with the American people and the surprisingly weak Democratic convention so
far, the Republicans haven't gotten the point yet. And they are
going to face an uphill battle for Congress no matter what happens
in the presidential election.
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