Pundits say Stevens is vulnerable this time2008 RACE: State’s senior senator says he remains confident about campaign. U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens hasn’t had a close election contest since The Beatles released the White Album and Vince Lombardi was the winning coach in Super Bowl II. Stevens has brushed aside all opponents since 1968. That’s the year Gov. Wally Hickel appointed him to the Senate seat that opened when E.L. “Bob” Bartlett died after heart surgery in Cleveland. It’s long been conventional wisdom that like Bartlett, who served Alaska in the nation’s capital for nearly a quarter century, Stevens would be senator for life. But, for the first time in the lifetime of many Alaskans, there is serious talk “Uncle Ted” could be vulnerable. |
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