Posted at CQ Politics:

CQ Politics has changed its rating of [the Alaska Senate] race from “Leans Republican” to “Leans Democrat” in light of Stevens’ recent troubles. Stevens, who is the longest-serving Republican senator, recently asked that the government’s case against him be tried in Alaska, a move the Justice Department opposes.

 

A July 30 post-indictment poll shows that Begich leads Stevens 50 percent to 37 percent with 11 percent expressing a preference for ‘other’ and 12 percent undecided. The margin of error was 4.5 percent.

Even worse news for Stevens:

[T]he latest Moore poll found Stevens falling further behind Begich in the general matchup. If the election was held today, Begich would receive 56 percent of the vote, compared to just 35 percent for Stevens. Five percent of likely voters said they were still undecided.

 

Begich’s 8.5 percent lead two weeks ago has grown to nearly 21 percent, Moore said.