The race for Alaska's U.S. House seat is taking shape, with two of her rivals trying to paint her in a negative light.
Negative campaigning and tearing each other down is the most unsavoury part of American politics according to the fourth candidate. The August special election will feature ranked choice voting and she hopes it will discourage that.
The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee referred to the two boys as Silly Boys.
In last week's special primary, the top vote-getting candidates were:
Four people will go to the election. The winner of that contest will serve the remainder of Don Young's term. Young held the seat for nearly 50 years.
An onslaught of records requests and ethics complaints caused her to resign in 2009, she said. She said she did what she was told to do.
After she resigned, she mostly stayed out of politics. Hers is a big deal. She's written books, appeared on reality television, and promoted her work on a website where people can buy personalized video messages from celebrities. Donald Trump supported her in this race.
She remembers her time in state and local government. She did not run against Young and considered him a friend.
The co-chair of Young's reelection campaign began running for the House seat last fall, saying that Alaska needed new energy.
A businessman talks about his private sector experience. He said that he sees this as a race between him and the former Alaska governor, who he said made a living doing celebrity videos.
He said that at a time when our nation is facing serious challenges and even crises, it's important that we send people to D.C.
During this phase of the race, he would like to see the former Alaska governor attend more forums.
Gross said on social media that he will always fight for Alaskans, unlike SarahPalin, who chose money and fame over hard work.
The campaign consultant said that Gross is comfortable running a campaign with all the candidates.
"I don't think anything we've done, and I don't think anything we'll do, could be seen as nasty."
This is a serious time, that requires serious conversations.
State Democrats endorsed Gross for the United States Senate in 2020.
The six Democrats running in the House special primary were urged to pick from.
Gross was referred to as "pandering" by the party in a social media post. He said he would.
The traditional party structure is broken and the post is avenile.
The executive director of the commission that aims to rebuild salmon resources on the Kuskokwim River has been on sabbatical.
It's possible to make a difference in a divided Congress if you show up and participate in the discussion. It is easy to dismiss that. To be productive and successful, you have to come at your challenges from a place of love.
She said that you can't show up with a list of demands looking at everyone around the table as your enemy. As a legislator, she learned that.
She said she was struck by the number of Alaskans who said preserving democracy, civility, and respectfulness was their main concern.
The January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been the subject of hearings.
The former Alaska governor said that Trump didn't encourage violence. She referred to the people who went to the Capitol asidiots.
Inflation and other economic issues are what Congress needs to focus on, according to the senator. People who don't have the ability to fill their gas tank completely, people who are making hard choices about what to put on the table, whether to get their kids new clothes are some of the people he hears from. These are not easy problems for everyday Alaskans.
Gross was unavailable for an interview.
She doesn't believe that the country has moved on from the Capitol riot.
She said that calling an insurrection an insurrection is important. We have a long way to go to bring people together.
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