Slate Magazine Article RatingThe Alaska Race That Sarah Palin Botched Is Getting a Do-Over. Republicans Are Sweating Hard.
Oct 24, 2022 View Original Article
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| "He has focused his campaign on pitching what he calls the business case for Alaska, with an aggressive approach to drilling and mining -- popular positions in the state, even among some Democrats." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "I mean, you know, I believe in capital punishment." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "But I believe that the taking of iocent life -- I believe that's what abortion is." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "And though he promotes himself to right-leaning audiences as anti-abortion, his campaign website does not mention the issue by name; it merely endorses a textualist, originalist interpretation of the Constitution." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "One of the highlights of the cook-off was a live auction, conducted by Ron Johnson, 72, an officer in the Alaska GOP." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "But the crown jewel of the event was a Congressional Club cookbook signed by Young." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Republicans have a second chance to take the seat back in November -- and here, over steaming bowls and knowing smiles, I got some clues about why Trump-loving officials in Alaska feel just fine about turning their backs on the Trump-backed celebrity candidate." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Republicans have a second chance to take the seat back in November -- and here, over steaming bowls and knowing smiles, I got some clues about why Trump-loving officials in Alaska feel just fine about turning their backs on the Trump-backed celebrity candidate." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "(By way of explaining her interest in Palin, a woman waving a Palin sign on a street corner in Anchorage on the day of the special election told me, I know Trump supports her, and I support Trump.)" | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Wearing the hat with palpable pride, Shower told me that, a few years ago, he and several other Republicans asked Young to retire with enough time to pass on his know-how to a successor." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "There were a few interested parties at the start, then a good-natured bidding war, and finally, going once, going twice, sold -- at $1,000, dripping with symbolism -- to our next congressman, Johnson boomed, Nick Begich!" | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Before he turned back to his chili, Johnson told me Palin's daughter and his granddaughter used to play volleyball together." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "When Palin swooped in, she won over the hardcore MAGA Republicans with her Trump endorsement, leaving Begich with a much narrower path to victory and allowing a particularly talented Democrat to take the seat." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Despite Palin's long political history in the state and her endorsement from Donald Trump, in this election, the Alaska Republican Party is not on her side." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "One of its rising stars was Begich, a scion of a prominent clan of Democrats who went against family political tradition and became a protege of the famed Republican Rep. Don Young, who held Alaska's sole seat in the House of Representatives for nearly 50 years." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Alaska is one of the least partisan states in the country, with far more registered independents than Republicans and Democrats -- and though the state went for Trump by 15 points in 2016 and 10 points in 2020, most voters are not keen to follow the former president's endorsement when it comes to the congressional race." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "More than 40 other candidates, including Palin, jumped into the special-election race, competing to finish out the remainder of Young's term." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "In 2021, Begich aounced his intent to primary his mentor, positioning himself as a more conservative alternative, an appealing option to many party leaders who thought the 88-year-old Young had stayed in Washington for too long." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "When asked about Trump's endorsement of Palin, McCollum shrugged: We all make mistakes.I've known Sarah since she was a little girl, said Edna DeVries, the mayor of Mat-Su Borough and former president of the women's group that hosted the chili cook-off." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "But then Young died before his term was up -- and what would have been a moderately contentious election became a raucous free-for-all." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Sporting a sheriff badge on his gray blazer, Johnson told me he'd like to see a national abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "He views Palin as a Johy-come-lately, he said, someone who abandoned Alaska politics for the better part of a decade, only to make an opportunistic return when Young's death left the congressional seat open." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
51% : He has focused his campaign on pitching what he calls "the business case for Alaska," with an aggressive approach to drilling and mining -- popular positions in the state, even among some Democrats.44% : "I mean, you know, I believe in capital punishment.
44% : But I believe that the taking of innocent life -- I believe that's what abortion is."
40% : And though he promotes himself to right-leaning audiences as anti-abortion, his campaign website does not mention the issue by name; it merely endorses "a textualist, originalist interpretation of the Constitution."
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