Politics1 reports that a KTUU-TV/Ivan Moore Research poll has Alaska Independence Party U.S. Senate nominee Bob Bird at just 2% versus embattled Republican incumbent Ted Stevens (46%) and Democratic challenger Mark Begich (49%).
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11 responses so far ↓
1 Trent Hill // Sep 5, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Surprising. I bet he scores at least 5%.
2 citizen1 // Sep 6, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Make sure to donate to Bird’s campaign. That includes you GE.
3 G.E. // Sep 6, 2008 at 10:36 pm
citizen1 - I’d really like to. But my wife has forbade me and I have too much respect for the sanctity of marriage. I wish I found out about Bird before I blew through a divorce-inspiring wad of cash on less worthy candidates (no offense to anyone I donated to, except Bob Barr, but Bird is an extremely worthy candidate).
4 Spence // Sep 7, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Wasn’t this the guy you guys said had an actual shot at winning? Too bad. =[
5 G.E. // Sep 7, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Spence - Yeah, it appears we were way off. The Alaska Independence Party has elected a governor in the past though, so it seemed probable given Bird’s history of accomplishments, etc. Also, there was a faux poll in which Bird was at 35% or something, but it turns out it was an unscientific, online poll.
6 Spence // Sep 7, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Well, not that it’s much consolation, but it looks like Ted “B.R. Bribe” Stevens is on his way out the door. About damn time.
7 Trent Hill // Sep 7, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Spence,
I suspect Dave Cuddy will eventually endorse Bob Bird–which would lead to double digits, I think.
8 G.E. // Sep 7, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Trent Hill selected the 10 candidates, with some input from the rest of IPR’s writers. He then ranked #6-10 and selected which five were the top 5. I ranked 1-5, and Trent objected to Bird being #1, so that’s my fault. I was duped by the online poll, not realizing it was an online poll. I thought he was really polling at 35% or whatever it was.
Regardless, Bob Bird doesn’t have the best chance of winning, so he shouldn’t have been #1 — but if I were making a list of the candidates who SHOULD win, who would benefit the country the most if they did win, Bird would be #1 with a bullet.
9 Trent Hill // Sep 7, 2008 at 8:53 pm
lol. I said at the time that I thought Bird should be 4th or 5th, but his placement in the top 5 was based upon upward mobility.
10 Spence // Sep 7, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I completely agree with you. Bird is by far probably the best candidate in the running at any national level.
11 Trent Hill // Sep 8, 2008 at 9:53 am
In terms of best on policy–he absolutely is.
In terms of electability, we were way off the mark. He should’ve been somewhere down the list, it seems–though I still distrust this 2% number. Wright, the AIP candidate for Congress (at large) is polling 4%–so how is the more active, more likeable, better funded–Bob Bird getting only 2.3%?
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