Ted Stevens 2014? Former Senator Files For Candidacy

[Jennicut]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has filed a statement of candidacy for the 2014 election, but an aide cautions against reading too much into the move.

Campaign treasurer Tim McKeever says the filing does not mean Stevens has decided to seek re-election. He says it simply was done to accept donations that came into the campaign after the November election.

Stevens lost to Democrat Mark Begich days after being convicted of lying on Senate disclosure forms, but the conviction was vacated this week because of prosecutorial misconduct.

Begich wasn't declared the winner until two weeks after Election Day.

McKeever says federal election laws require donations received after Nov. 4 to count toward a future election.

If Stevens were to run, the 2014 election would look very much like the 2008 race. Begich says he intends to seek re-election.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/09/ted-stevens-2014-former-s_n_185030.html


So he is filing for 2014 to receive donations from AFTER the Nov election? That makes no sense.

[AtomicKitten]

1. Stevens should be taking a dirt nap by then. n/t

[MADem]

2. The sun never sets, the campaign never ends. AND he gets to play the victim, too!

Perfect storm for that corrupt basstid.

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Where is he planning on running for the Senate? from Hell??

He'll be dead by then. And Ted needs to catch a clue...... just because the Bush Crime Family deliberately fucked up the prosecution against him doesn't mean he's not a crook.

[cwcwmack]

4. won't he be like 112 yo? nt

[Mz Pip]

5. Easily

maybe not in body years buy certainly in mental acuity years. But it didn't stop the people of South Carolina for re-electing Strom Thurmond long past the time he was coherant.

Hopefully Alaskans will have more sense. We shall see.

[polmaven]

6. Close...

He will be 91 on 11/18/14.

[Jennicut]

7. Woah. Perhaps its time to hang it up Ted.

[global1]

8. Still On The Take.......

now that the charges were dropped - got to get back into the $ makin business. You know that remodelin has become 'spensive.

[LeftishBrit]

9. Can people really file that far in advance?