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.
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