Mark Begich has not conceded. Many votes still to count.

[sketchy]

Link to article:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/alaska-senate-race-democrat-mark-begich-refuses-concede/story?id=26868677

Snip:

The campaign of Alaska Sen. Mark Begich, a Democrat, said today he won't concede that he lost to Republican challenger Dan Sullivan in their close race because all of the votes have yet to be counted.

Begich's refusal to concede came after the Associated Press analysis of the votes determined that Sullivan had won.

"Senator Begich believes every vote deserves to be counted in this election,” Begich's campaign manager Susanne Fleek-Green said in a statement.

“There are tens of thousands of outstanding votes and Senator Begich has heard from rural Alaskans that their votes deserve to be counted and their voices deserve to be heard. He will honor those requests and will follow the Alaska Division of Elections as it continues its process and timetable to reach a final count and allow every Alaskan's vote to speak,” Fleek-Green said.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. It would be awesome if Begich pulls out a Dewey V. Truman

The weird thing is that I saw a blurb about the AP calling it for Sullivan early this morning but the news has otherwise been quiet on this all day long. Good for Begich. Hope he pulls it out but at least he shouldn't concede until the votes are counted.

[sketchy]

2. That weird silence is what prompted me to post this

I don't like that it may have been prematurely called.
Brings back bad memories!

[Yupster]

4. It's really not a story

except for political junkies like us.

With control of the senate decided, who cares who the senator from Alaska is.

98 % of Americans don't care.

[Cha]

7. It is story whether they know it or not. I care.

[femmocrat]

3. Rachel said tonight that there are still 30,000 votes which have not been counted.

I think he should give it a chance, too.

[customerserviceguy]

5. Begich would have to win a large majority of them

I would suspect the uncounted votes are from remote villages populated primarily by Alaskan natives, of which Sullivan's wife is one of them.

It's over.

[Cha]

6. K&R Wow! I did not know this! I was just saying on another thread that I was really sorry that

Begich had lost b/c he was out there working his heart out all over Alaska!

Miracle Please! Mahalo sketchy

[davidpdx]

8. I don't know, I think it's a little much to ask that he pull out a second miracle win

We should all wait for the votes to be counted, but I don't think it's going to happen. I also think Landrieu is going to lose badly and it's going to be 54-46.

It just means we are going to have to work hard in 2016 to net 5 seats.

[Cha]

9. I admire that he's not conceding yet because there are still votes to count and it's apparently

close enough.

Alaska Senate Race: Why Democrat Mark Begich Refuses To Concede

snip//

The campaign of Alaska Sen. Mark Begich, a Democrat, said today he won't concede that he lost to Republican challenger Dan Sullivan in their close race because all of the votes have yet to be counted.

Begich's refusal to concede came after the Associated Press analysis of the votes determined that Sullivan had won.

"Senator Begich believes every vote deserves to be counted in this election,” Begich's campaign manager Susanne Fleek-Green said in a statement.

“There are tens of thousands of outstanding votes and Senator Begich has heard from rural Alaskans that their votes deserve to be counted and their voices deserve to be heard. He will honor those requests and will follow the Alaska Division of Elections as it continues its process and timetable to reach a final count and allow every Alaskan's vote to speak,” Fleek-Green said

MOre..
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/alaska-senate-race-democrat-mark-begich-refuses-concede/story?id=26868677

He's honoring those who voted for him and want their votes to count whether he's able to win or not. I know it doesn't look good at all..

david

[Sunlei]

10. Every vote should be counted and public.

[sketchy]

11. His statement today (concession)

Link:

http://markbegich.com/