Friday in the Sun!!! (May 6)
Sullivan non-endorses Trump, scorned Sanders backers strike back, and new polling tells tales. It Friday in the Sun!!!!
alaska republican party
Is Minnery Email A Warning Sign For Alaska Republicans This Fall?
An email sent out Wednesday—in the wake of Trump winning Indiana and becoming the presumptive Republican nominee by Alaska’s most politically active Conservative Christian group may be the first warning sign that Alaska’s socially-conservative base may be a problem for Alaska Republicans in November.
Alaska Democrats Get Little Out Of Joint PAC With Hillary Clinton
A new type of fundraising vehicle created as a partnership between the Hillary Clinton campaign and state Democratic parties, including Alaska’s, is greatly benefiting Clinton, while leaving little for the state parties.
It’s Friday in the Sun!!!! (Another Secret LIO Deal Edition)
Republicans gather in Fairbanks, Legislators back to their old tricks, and the new Assembly assembles. Its Friday in the Sun!
Friday in the Sun!!! (April 22)
Stock’s numbers are out, the GOP convention nears, and Ethan head to Juneau. Its Friday in the Sun!!!
Alaska Republicans Edge Democrats In Caucus Membership Spike
Last month both the Alaska Republican Party and Alaska Democratic Party held their presidential caucuses. Both Republicans and Democrats require caucus participants to be registered members of their party. That means large groups of voters who are registered as “undeclared†or “non-partisan†but want to vote for their favorite candidate such as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, or Bernie Sanders must register with that candidate’s party to vote for them.
Can The House Majority Stick Together?
That appears to be the major undercurrent of the State Legislature as it enters overtime in the legislative session with historic fiscal issues still to be decided.
Could Republican Convention delegates be bought?
This summer’s Republican National Convention is shaping up to be an all-out brawl for every delegate’s vote — and legally, that could mean plying some of them with gifts, experts say.
Alaska GOP gives Rubio delegates to Cruz and Trump…but should they?
Here is a release from the Alaska Republican Party saying they are giving the delegates Marco Rubio won in their Presidential Preference Poll to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz because Rubio has “dropped out” of the race. But did he? The Midnight Sun’s understanding is that Rubio suspended rather than ended his campaign.
The Real Takeaway From The Alaska Presidential Primary
I know this is going to sound like heresy given the times we Alaskans find ourselves, but there is a real public good argument to be made that its time the state of Alaska ran the presidential primaries.