“Her focus has become more centered on herself and less on Alaska,” one Wasilla resident said about Sarah Palin.
Ron Johnson, 71, describes himself as a “hardcore constitutional conservative,” and he does not support Sarah Palin in the race for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat. He is the Alaska Republican Party Region 2 representative.
Johnson lives about 25 miles from Palin’s hometown of Wasilla, the heartland of Alaska conservatism. He’s got a Trump sign by his driveway, and he’s certainly a proud gun owner. Johnson doesn’t blame Palin for cashing in on her celebrity with a series of TV appearances after a bruising presidential campaign.
“Her focus has become more centered on herself and less on Alaska,” Wentworth said. “So yeah, I would like to see a candidate that is more Alaska-focused.” Shoppers at the Carrs supermarket in Wasilla offered a broader range of views about Palin, from adoration to indifference.