Are we really surprised that Alaska is overrepresented in anything having to do with bizarre politics? No, we are not. Inspired by the very strange Herman Cain ad, in which his campaign manager, as a finale, takes a nice deep drag off a half-smoked cigarette, followed by a cutaway to an extreme closeup of Herman [...]

By Linda Kellen Biegel Those of you who live in Anchorage may have heard about a fundraiser put on by Arkansas transplant politico and drag performer Caleb Pritt for an organization called “Homes for Our Troops.” The money was supposed to be designated towards a home for Latseen Benson and his family. Latseen lost both [...]

I’m putting up an early open thread because the returns will start coming in from the Anchorage race about 8:30 pm Alaska time (12:30 am East Coast). Reason #1 to Vote: Mayor Sullivan and his minions. There is some developing election gossip/news involving the Mayor… Former campaign manager for Diane Benson and new Alaskan, Caleb [...]

This time of year, it seems that everyone’s thoughts turn to the war… No, not Afghanistan. No, not Iraq.  Not the War on Terror, or the War on Drugs. The War on Christmas. I’ve had to stay mum on the War on Christmas for professional reasons… until now.  I used to own a retail business, [...]

Nothing says political season in Alaska like signs. Sure, sign waving happens in all elections, but Alaskans love our signs more than most. And nowhere in Alaska can you witness the traditional Election Eve battle of the signs like you can in two locations – The New Seward Highway and Northern Lights Blvd., and down the [...]

By Elstun Lauesen I will begin with the end of the suspense. Rumors had been hanging like streamers from the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, making the day enticing to the drama-addicted media from the far reaches of Boston and New York. The closeness of the U. S. Senate race has made Alaska interesting again. Would [...]

  In June of 2009 I embarked on an idealistic journey. Thanks to many Alaskans and folks across the country, I was able to raise enough money so that the State of Alaska would release the Records Request they had been sitting on for months. When the emails arrived and the only “good stuff” was [...]

BREAKING: The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention has cancelled the senate forum scheduled for this weekend during the annual convention in Fairbanks. The cancellation comes after AFN sent invitations, and got commitments from at least one campaign.  AFN states that the cancellation comes because neither Lisa Murkowski nor Joe Miller has committed to attend the event. It is unclear [...]

I’m a little late on this one, but here are some pictures I took from Primary Night 2010 at Election Central in downtown Anchorage. Democratic Lt. Governor nominee Diane Benson makes the march to election central with a throng of supporters. Democratic gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Hollis French, and his wife Peggy Surprise (probable) [...]

The sign wavers have been out en masse today.  The energy and excitement seem to be trending with Bill Walker whose signs and sign wavers are EVERYwhere!  This is only down the New Seward Highway corridor, so others may have showings elsewhere. In my district, Jennifer Johnston was out waving her own sign with one [...]

Midnight on July 26th was the cutoff for the first 30-day reporting period for the 2010 Campaigns. The Anchorage Daily News highlighted mostly the candidates for Governor.  However, when I started perusing the candidate’s reports, I was looking for items of “special interest” and the Lt. Governor’s race caught my eye. On the Republican side, I [...]