[Blue Highway]

And here I thought Alaska was heavily Republican. I thought Sarah Palin was a good indication that most Alaskans were salt off the earth people like her. Why would they vote for RCV? Also I haven’t heard anything about her race. What happened?

[Dan in Wichita]

Well, I don't pretend to be an expert in Alaska politics, but sadly, Sarah Palin really isn't popular there (or anywhere else, really). The media destroyed her and her family, and I think I heard (without confirming -- too depressed to check) that she lost her House race and Alaska will now be represented by a Democrat.

As far as RCV, I used the word "allegedly" intentionally in my previous post. I have doubts a majority of Alaskans approved it, but it won regardless. The powers that be wanted it to protect Murkowski, and it has worked as planned.

[Republican Wildcat]

Very Republican and overall right of center, but not very conservative. Palin’s popularity is about the same as Biden’s in the state - low to mid 30s. Begich would have won the initial special election had she not jumped in. He was the race long before she even talked about getting in and he was going to challenge Don Young as an incumbent. That didn’t stop some people on here claiming he got in after Palin to try to sabotage her. There are a lot of people for whom reality has no bearing on what they say or think - used to be a trait primarily on the Left, but all too many on the right are starting to adopt this same ethic. Feelings over facts.