Reply #1: Dittman, the Republican pollster, [View All]

[Blue_In_AK]

was on the news last night trying to explain this away -- pathetically, I might add. http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?s=9315332

But after pondering what happened, Dittman has a new theory. He believes many Alaska Democrats stayed home, afraid of long lines at the polls and confident Barack Obama was going to win anyway.

"People thought there would be long lines, and they were told that they'd better bring a book and if you go vote it's gonna be hours, it's going to be cold outside," Dittman said. "And I think a lot of people thought, who would have otherwise voted Democratic, thought, 'Why should I endure that and spend all that time outside in the cold if my candidates don't need my vote? They're going to win anyway.'"


And then in typical victim fashion, the spokesperson from the Alaska Democrats agrees he may be right. (Is there a smiley for "exploding head"?)


As if Alaska Democrats aren't going to turn out in huge numbers to defeat Ted Stevens and Don Young?? I don't think so. Not to mention the fact that it was 7:00 p.m. here before Obama was announced the victor. Does he thinkg people weren't voting all day? And he thinks people are worried about standing in line when they stood outside for hours in February when it was 0 degrees trying to get into the Democratic caucus? I'm not buying it.