Someone, I think Mitch Mconell in the senate said there is NO WAY Stevens would get seated. It makes sense to me, not that I agree, why Stevens chose to still run. If he had resigned immideately before the election, someone would have had to come in at the last minute and take his place on the ballot. Perhaps they wouldnt have even been able to get whoever it was name on it so there would have had to be a bunch of write-ins. this way, Stevens can now resign and Palin can appoint someone, obviously a Republican, to serve his term. I could be wrong, but thats the way I think it would work.
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