Stevens is facing a tough re-election challenge this year against Democrat Mark Begich, the mayor of Anchorage, but NPR's Martin Kaste tells Michele Norris it might be premature to write off the veteran lawmaker.
Prior to Tuesday's indictment, "I think most Alaskans would have predicted that he still would have won pretty easily, or at least won with some confidence this year, despite the fact that he's been under a cloud, " Kaste said.