Progressive Alaska's Daily Kos Ted Stevens Poll

Yesterday's post here had a poll attached regarding Sen. Ted Stevens' chances for re-election in Alaska, even if he's indicted before the 2008 election. I posted the same essay at the national political blog, DailyKos. But I framed the questions a little bit differently, realizing most readers would be from other parts of the country than Alaska.

Polls are interesting, to say the least. 2008 may be the year during which Americans get polled more than any previous year in our history. Looking at today's news from Iowa, we have more polls than caucus-goers, it seems. And the polls show any number of candidates winning both GOP and Democratic contests.

My two polls - the one here yesterday and the one at DailyKos, are no more scientific than polls of TV viewers by stations like KTUU, or by Ivan Moore, for examples. And, unlike theirs, my Kos poll had a couple layers of humor in it. Here are the results, so far:

Will Alaskans Return Ted Stevens to the U.S. Senate, Even If He's Indicted Before the November 2008 Election?

	for Alaskans - Of Course - He's Our Patron Saint!
17%	8 votes
	for Alaskans - I've Had Enough Already
14%	7 votes
	for Outsiders - You Jerks Deserve Worse, So Keep Him
25%	12 votes
	for Outsiders - Markos Knows Best, So He'll Choose Your Next U.S. Senator
42%	20 votes

Some of the comments at the Kos post are hilarious - as usual. As I said yesterday, "It is often difficult to explain Alaska to outsiders."