[Codeflier]

I guess my sincere question is who was the Republican candidate first, and who joined second to dilute the Republican vote, while the Dems kept only one candidate in the race?

Regardless of the answer, one of them should have dropped out. The Democrats are disciplined and play for keeps. Republicans are too petty to keep their eyes on the prize.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Exactly. Republicans should not have split the vote. It comes from the feckless leadership of the Republican party. Someone of gravitas should have pulled Begich aside as made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Begich has a huge ego. RINO Republicans often have inflated egos.

The Begich family is like the Bush family. They have had their tentacles all over Alaska and Minnesota politics for decades. They were Democrats and then when it became politically convenient they switched to Republican. This was done solely for political expediency.

The Begich family think they own Alaska politics. They even have members of the family living in Washington DC as profesional lobbyists. They are as equally bad as the Bush clan. Begich is part of the Deep State.

Nick Begich's father Nick Sr. was the Democrat killed when he and Democrat House Majority Leader Hale Boggs (Cokie Roberts's father) disappeared in a small plane in Alaska in 1972. They were never found. The Begich, Murkowski, and Young families have owned Alaska politics for decades. At least the Democrat who beat Sarah is not one of the insiders.