Let's Help Mark Begich become Alaska's new Senator

UPDATE: So, I set up this post and went out to lunch -- and look what happened. Stevens was indicted. Wow.
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Mark Begich is running against Ted Stevens for Senate in Alaska. I caught up with Mark when he was in DC and he did a quick video to introduce himself:



We can help Begich win. AMERICAblog has set up an ActBlue page to raise money for his campaign. We can buy a full day of t.v. for approximately $10,000. And, get this: Stevens's campaign manager has been complaining that Begich is raising money through ActBlue, which he called "liberal Lower 48 Internet campaign known as ActBlue." Matt Browner-Hamlin from the Begich campaign had to explain ActBlue and the internet to Stevens' campaign manager.

That fits a pattern. Stevens is currently the ranking Republican on the Senate Commmerce, Science and Transportation Committee. He chaired that committee when the GOP controlled the Senate. Technology policy is under the commmittee's jurisdiction. Ted "The Tubes" Stevens shouldn't have anything to do with tech policy.

If Alaska is competitive -- and it is -- anything is possible in 2008. Recent polls have shown Begich with a lead over Stevens. And, there is that pending federal investigation of Stevens. Last year, his house was raided by the FBI and the IRS.

Help Mark Begich defeat Ted Stevens. The campaign has a filing deadline on August 6th. We can help drive up Begich's numbers through the very ActBlue, which the campaign of Ted Stevens has vilified. Send the money through the tubes to Begich's campaign.