Don Young, Republican of Alaska, is the longest serving member of congress. He has to run a statewide election every two years. One would think Sullivan would get the same votes from the villages that Young got.
I've seen more hocus pocus here in Alaska than back in Pennsylvania where I grew up. Less people, it's common to hear all the dirt from all over the state from friends. It's also quite easy for just about anybody to jump up on a soap box and run for anything; and if your game is good; you stand a good chance of getting elected. Donny Young's been doing it for many years. The Whites like him, the Indians like him; he started out an old bush guy but he sure got game and has made fools outta many competitors. Most importantly, I don't ever have to call his office or write letters or complain; like Begich or Murkowski. You know what ya got with Don Young and it's good. Palin and Young never much got along, but I like them both. Palin has always been for real in my mind. Don Young will be in office until he decides he don't want to be there or sets one of his half breed daughters for the office; and everybody will vote for her too. He keeps saying we need a Native Repub Representative, then all kinds of Indians will vote Repub too. Seriously though, most Indians will vote for Donny Young, but not many other Republicans. Reason is Don Young is super accessible to the rural folks and is forever threatening to go after the feds, putting on a great show too. The Indians trust Don Young to help them out when they need it, the Whites like him cause he hates the feds and UN and is big hunter.