I’m writing a longer story about the Bill Walker-Byron Mallott merger announced today. In the meantime, here’s some tweets from the press conference announcing the official “unaffiliated” team.
Byron Mallott says @walkerforakgov ‘outsigned him’ as he points to giant sign behind him #akgov pic.twitter.com/QMK9ko98Sm
— Emily Carlson (@emilyreporting) September 2, 2014
There is a viable Alaska Gov candidate who supports Medicaid expansion & public education. Am I dreaming? I am, right? #akgov
— amory lelake (@lelakis) September 2, 2014
Walker: We’ll veto some things. We’re in a deficit. … I truly am a fiscal conservative. #akelect #akgov — Matt Buxton (@FDNMPolitics) September 2, 2014
Wonder just what he’ll cut to balance the budget. #akelect #akgov — Matt Buxton (@FDNMPolitics) September 2, 2014
The unity ticket doesn’t have a unity sign yet. Still @walkerforakgov only signs #akgov @ktva pic.twitter.com/ZNNF1vBHx1 — Emily Carlson (@emilyreporting) September 2, 2014
How quickly things change. This is what Craig Fleener said Friday a.m. re: combining tickets. #akgov. pic.twitter.com/7ZPKrWLfyS — KYUK News (@KYUKNews) September 2, 2014
.@AlaskaDemocrats I want a D candidate proudly and proactively D, not one that pledges to play along to try and get elected #akelect #akgov — DJ Spencer Lee (@djspencerlee) September 2, 2014
Dem-indy fusion ticket in #AKGov makes GOPer Sean Parnell more vulnerable. Moving race from Likely R to Lean R http://t.co/i4gWg1aIT9 — Daily Kos Elections (@DKElections) September 2, 2014
Bill Walker was a strong supporter of Parental Notification initiative in 2010: http://t.co/53VGHveyjn #AKgov — AKpolitico (@AKpolitico) September 2, 2014
Walker: There are those in the partisan world who will try to take advantage of this. #akelect #akgov — Matt Buxton (@FDNMPolitics) September 2, 2014
Bill Walker: “No question I’m a conservative… I’m not changing anything for this to work.” #UnityTicket #AKGov — Cale Clingenpeel (@CaleClingenpeel) September 2, 2014
Where in the room is Hollis? #akelect #akgov — Laura Comer (@LauraComer) September 2, 2014
Lot of emotion in Mallott’s voice. I get the impression he means every word he’s saying. #akelect #akgov — Tom Hewitt (@FDNMopinion) September 2, 2014
Reporter asks: Where’s French? Apparently he was invited but didn’t show. #akelect. — Gavel Alaska (@GavelAlaska) September 2, 2014
“@FDNMPolitics: Walker on social issues like abortion: We will leave the laws where they are. #bipartisancoalitiontemplate. @Amanda_Coyne — Kyle Johansen (@kylejo574) September 2, 2014
.@LGMeadTreadwell has authorized the @walkerforakgov / Mallott #akgov ticket. #akelect
— Casey Kelly (@KTOOCasey) September 3, 2014
@peterstanton It is unfair to all who voted in the primary, gave $ & time only to have it all wiped away w/ a few calls & secret meetings.
— Bill Scannell (@scannell) September 2, 2014
Does this mean that Hollis French could be a Supreme Court Justice?
Alaska is so Red that the Alaskan Democrat party backed a republican to run for Governor. How do you spin that to be good news for the people that voted in the Primary Election? “Hey we backed a guy that sucks less than the guy in office now” and I thought the Alaskan Republican party was dysfunctional.
I think that maybe some party loyalists are a little upset, but most are just dying to fire Parnell.
Just wrote about this topic
http://www.arcticurbanophile.com/2014/08/15/cheechako-or-sourdough/
Mae, I wasn’t born here but I’ve been loyal to my party. It really angers me every time I hear people try to “out Alaska” each other. If I had known that was a pre requisite to being a “successful” Alaskan I would have not moved here. Most people who now live here weren’t born and raised.
Walker’s wife isn’t from Alaska. If you want to “out Alaska” the other guy let’s think about this harder, Mae. You must be getting confused. You are totally a Republican plant to make Democrats look bad. Though the decision the party made did enough damage. You are just the icing on the cake Mae.
Wooooot!
Progressive and so beyond the typical stuck in the mud, so red its dead, clueless, low information, easy peasy to corrupt republican.
Oh and actually Alaskan.
If I were a D, I would be pissed that my party took away my primary and gave the head seat to someone outside of my own party and bumped the official #1 to gov. lt. status. It is one thing to insert a new name for the general in place of the primary person, this has been done in the past with both parties. This is something entirely different. I hope our party doesn’t get any ideas and pull a Walker in the blue districts across the state.