Alaska hits new daily high for covid cases as positivity rate climbs to new highs
A staggering 1 in 10 covid tests taken in the Fairbanks North Star Borough are coming back positive.
Inside the Numbers
Polling shows strong support for election reform initiative Ballot Measure 2
Overall, it shows the measure has the support of 59% of voters while 17% of voters oppose the measure and 24% are undecided.
Another poll shows the race between Sullivan and Gross is tightening
A statement from the pollster accompanying the results notes that Republicans have been regularly in Alaska underperforming in recent years and that this year’s presidential election may be a boon to Gross.
Several GOP incumbents are in deep trouble even with thousands of by-mail ballots to count
The word “insurmountable” comes to mind.
Republicans trail Democrats, independents in requesting by-mail ballots for Alaska’s elections
The one category Republicans are leading Democrats is in early in-person voting. As of Friday, they’ve cast 210 ballots this way while Democrats have cast just 105 absentee ballots in person.
Takeaways from the last round of fundraising before Alaska’s high-stakes primaries
All we know here at The Midnight Sun is how to waste a day digging through APOC reports.
Liz Snyder leads pack of progressives outraising Republicans in key legislative races: State of the Race
Snyder, who came within 200 votes of unseating Republican Rep. Lance Pruitt in 2018, has raised more than any other legislative candidate this year.
Quick takeaways from the latest legislative fundraising reports: State of the Race
The “moderate” Republicans are ahead, some far-right Republicans are behind and there could be trouble for them in the general.
Gross outraises Sullivan for the third quarter, but Sullivan still ahead: State of the race
Gross has outraised Sullivan every quarter since entering the race.
Galvin raises nearly three times as much as Young during second quarter: State of the race
Good news for Galvin, who’s got a slight edge according to the publicly available polling.