If there’s one person who’s likely to lose his job as a result of the indictment of Ted Stevens, it’s Congressman Don Young (R-AK). Young is under investigation by the FBI over his ties to Veco, as Stevens is. It would be no surprise at all if Young is indicted, too. And while Stevens is blessed to face a slew of challengers in the primary — who are likely to divide the vote against him — Young faces just one primary challenger: Sarah Palin’s Lieutenant Governor, Sean Parnell. If Parnell and Palin represent the young reformers of the Alaska GOP, then Stevens, Young, and former Governor Frank Murkowski represent the old guard. In the wake of the Stevens indictment, will Alaska Republicans be eager to back Young, knowing that they could be nominating two scandal-tainted Republicans? Since both Stevens and Young are facing credible Democratic challengers for the first time in decades, Democrats could capture both seats this year. That’s likely to be a powerful argument for Parnell. Parnell is already ahead of Young in the latest poll:
His candidacy just got a big boost.
