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State Politics August 18, 2016

What The Hell Just Happened? An Election Post Mortem

As the fog of campaign war transitioned into shell shock (unless you believed most of our predictions and analysis) by the sight of several stunning incumbent losses, every politico in the state is straining with furled brow to understand just what messages to take from Tuesday night.

State Politics July 26, 2016

Alaska Has A Partisan Email Scandal Of Our Very Own

We have all been taken aback by emails from folks who work at one of the major political parties showing a predisposition against a candidate in their own primary process that begs the question: Are they putting their finger on the scale to tip the process against one of their own party members?

You probably think I am referring to the scandal at the Democrat National Committee (DNC) that ultimately cost Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

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State Politics July 17, 2016

Early Takeaways From APOC 30-Day Filings

The 30-day filing period ended on July 15, but campaigns and groups have until July 18 (Monday) to file their reports. Most wait until the last minute to file, but some already have.

Here are a few things we can already glean from those early filers.

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State Politics June 28, 2016

Walker Appoints New AG

After being told by the Alaska Republican Party for the last week Gov. Walker was defiantly going to choose either former Rep. Beth Kertulla or Marcia Davis for Attorney General, we learned today neither was the choice.

In fact, there is no evidence either was even in the running.