Senator Palin?

OK, so I've been looking around and it seems the official word is that if Stevens resigns or is expelled (don't count on the first one, the second one is possible) then it is the duty of the Governor of Alaska to call for a special election, which takes place 60-90 days after the declaration. Palin would face no legal or ethical hurdles in running in that election herself, and my feeling is that she'd win on an order or 70-25 or so. She cannot, however, appoint herself (or anyone else) to the seat under any circumstances

PS - MSNBC has called Oregon's senate race for Democrat Jeff Merkley. Yesterday Merkley was down by about 4,000 votes with 77% reporting. Today he is up by 39,000 votes with 82% reporting. I guess Portland came in.

Democrats - 57
Republicans - 40
Not Decided - AK, MN (recount will take weeks), GA (likely going to Dec 2 runoff)
All undecided races lean Republican