"Never thougyht i'd see the day when Alaska would be so liberal."
It is in the demographics. Before statehood it was thought Alaska would go Dem, and Hawaii Repub, and the reverse happened.
20% of Alaska's population is Native, who are nearly 100% Dem straight-line party voters. Most of them are totally unaware of the issues- but by God, they are gonna vote Dem!
Get that block-vote, and a candidate only has to pick up about a third of the remaining votes, or half of Anchorage.
Among others, that's how we got Tony "the Weasel" Knowles.
