Extreme-right Rep. Kurka launches gubernatorial bid with Joe Miller’s blessing
Miller set the stage as a race between a True Conservative in Kurka against a traitor in Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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US Senate Candidate Cean Stevens’ Tell-All Shocks
By Cean Stevens
While contemplating whether or not to write this article, I decided to google sexual harassment of senate candidates. The search results were always the same.
The Midnight Sun Podcast (April 23)
In the April 23 episode of Alaska’s most listened to political podcast, Casey Reynolds and Forrest Dunbar discuss the state budget gridlock in Juneau, certification of Jim Minnery’s restroom initiative targeting transgender people in Anchorage, why Real ID matters, and a new poll showing how gubernatorial hopefuls might do in their primary races. We are also joined by State Senator Berta Gardner to talk about everything that is happening — or not happening — in the legislature.
New Poll: Can Walker Win Alaska’s 2018 GOP Gubernatorial Primary?
Yesterday, we told you how some Democrats would do in their 2018 gubernatorial primary if it were held today. Today is the Republicans’ turn. Well, Republicans and Gov. Bill Walker.
Best Things We Saw In Alaska Politics In 2016
Yesterday we went negative to close out 2016, but today we go positive. Here are the best things we saw in Alaska politics this year.
Miller Breaks Libertarian Record
Here is another interesting article by Dr. Eric Ostermeier on the site Smart Politics. This one shows Joe Miller outperformed any previous Libertarian Party candidate in a U.S. Senate race since at least 1976.
But was Miller really a Libertarian Party candidate? It sure looked to a lot of people like was he just renting their slot on the ballot and using it as a base from which to once again wage war against his white whale, Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Either way, Miller still showed he was a far more voter-friendly candidate than anyone else to appear on Libertarian line possibly ever.
Murkowski’s Consistent Lack of Mandate Historic
“Smart Politics reviewed the nearly 1,900 U.S. Senate contests conducted during the direct election era and found that Lisa Murkowski is the first senator to win a seat to the chamber with a mere plurality of the vote three times.”
Friday in the Sun!!! (Post 2016 General Election Version)
What DOE doesn’t know, Lyman in trouble, and the AKGOP welcomes Millerites back.
2016 Alaska General Election Winners and Losers
The 2016 election has come and gone. We explore who come out of the contest better and worse than before election day.
The Midnight Sun Podcast (November 6)
The Midnight Sun’s Casey Reynolds is joined by Ivan Moore of Alaska Survey Research and Matt Larkin of Dittman Research to discuss some of Alaska’s most interesting legislative races and the issues at play in them.