Veterans of Alaska elections say Sarah Palin’s bid for U.S. House shouldn’t be counted out. But they also say that her profile, and Alaska’s politics, have changed since she was elected governor in 2006.
Inside Alaska, Palin is working with longtime friend and aide Kris Perry, who’s acting as campaign manager. Former Republican state Sen. Jerry Ward, the Alaska director for Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, is an adviser, Perry said in an email. Three Outside campaign professionals — former Trump campaign staffers Michael Glassner, Stephanie Alexander and Mark Serrano — are assisting, too.
“If people — and again, I believe these are going to be the political people in Alaska — if they’ve taken issue that I haven’t been hobnobbing around, in the halls of the Juneau Capitol, and been to their cocktail parties and all that, nope. Most normal people don’t do that,” Palin said. “I am a normal person, using the platform that I do have in every way possible, to promote Alaska to help good Alaskans succeed.
Nick Begich III’s list of endorsements includes eight GOP state House members, three state senators, four Republican Party districts and an influential sportsman’s group, the. In interviews, several conservative Alaska Republicans said they haven’t heard of Begich supporters moving to Palin since her announcement.
Plank, who moved to Alaska six years ago, said she likes Palin’s “down-to-earth” style and doesn’t hold it against her that she resigned and has been more visible in national-level politics. Palin was elected governor after beating an incumbent Republican, Murkowski, in the party primary. Before that, she first attracted widespread public notice when sheclose to the oil industry, Randy Ruedrich, for doing party business in his politically appointed job at an obscure state oil and gas agency.
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