There’s an angst gnawing at Alaska liberals as they contemplate the special primary election to fill the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young’s term. They fear a split in the 48-way race will put four conservatives on the ballot.
For weeks, Fairbanks mathematician Leah Berman Williams was in a quandary over which candidate to vote for in the special primary for U.S. House. She’s a Democrat and sees several good choices among the 48 people running. And that poses a double dilemma: Who is her favorite, and who does she think is the favorite of other left-of-center voters?
Williams is looking forward to the special general election in August, when she’ll have a chance to rank four candidates. But in this special primary, she can only choose one. Her fear is that progressive voters will split their vote every which way so that none of their candidates will advance. Williams isn’t the only one concerned about that. There’s an angst gnawing at Alaska’s liberals as they contemplate the special primary election to fill the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young’s term. The feeling isn’t as acute on the right. The left has a smaller share of the Alaska electorate to start with. They feel they can’t afford a split.
Vote for Al Gross, some say, because he’s got the best name recognition. Others fret that he won’t capture enough of the Democratic vote, now that the Democratic Party hasThe far left is drawn to Santa Claus, the North Pole City councilman, for his ideological purity. But some question his viability since he isn’t accepting campaign contributions.
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