It appears as if Ted Stevens will hold on to his Senate seat in Alaska.  I think the vote was less about voting FOR Stevens than against a Democrat.  I’m pretty sure Alaskans know Stevens will be kicked out, and they also know they have a Republican governor who will appoint another Republican.

Now here’s the interesting part.  Gov. Palin will get to appoint a successor, then Alaska will hold a special election, according to Ed over at Hot Air.  Not sure when that would happen, but if they hold a special election say next year, Palin could run for that seat and probably win it.  A couple of years in the Senate would be a great launching point for a future presidential run (wink).

Note: After thinking about this for a few minutes, I realized that Palin would have to appoint a placeholder for her.  That would be a difficult task without it looking like favoritism of some sort.  If she were to resign as Governor and be appointed by the Lt. Gov., that would look terrible, even though she would still have to make it past a special election afterward.  So, maybe this isn’t as politically easy as I thought it would be.