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What Next for Ted Stevens?

5:18 PM, Jul 29, 2008 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
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The editors at National Review make the case that he should step down:

The question is not whether Stevens should resign, but whether he should resign now or after Alaska's August 26 primary. If he steps aside now, the nomination will go to one of the six relatively unknown Republicans who are registered to run in the primary. The deadline for registration has passed, so it is too late for the party to field a stronger contender. If, however, Stevens won the primary and then stepped aside, the party could replace him with a better candidate.