The amount of cash individuals can give to Alaska campaigns is unlimited this year, after an appeals court tossed out the relatively strict limits the state used to have. How has that impacted elections so far? AlaskaBeacon's James Brooks explains:
And while a couple candidates in the governor’s race have seen some big gifts from non-Alaskans, one is funding his campaign with mostly in-state donations.While it’s not always about the total amount of money each candidate has received, Brooks says the recent reports are an early indication of how much support they have.: We’re 30 days out from the Aug. 16 primary, and so this is our first look at how the candidates are doing before the votes are cast.
by a federal court. The state didn’t appeal that decision. And then the Alaska Legislature failed to enact new limits.: And I definitely want to talk to you more about what you think the impact of that was, on these early numbers anyway, if you can tell at this point. But really quick, who were the big outside donors to former Gov.
But now, with no limit, a wealthy person can put all of that money directly to the candidate or campaign. And the thought was that they would do that instead of a third-party group. So far, that seems to be borne out. We’ve seen Bob Penney and Francis Dunleavy, for example, in 2018, they put a lot of money into a third-party group. This time around, they’re donating directly to Dunleavy.
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