Brief Post-election Comment: We believe our opinion piece yesterday regarding the struggle between socialism and constitutionalism remains valid.
In Alaska there is a twist.
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Voters chose to have an all-Republican Congressional Delegation. This helps create a Republican led Congress that has the potential but not the guarantee of reversing much if not all of the effort to 'fundamentally transform America' into a socialized society.
But on the Alaska scene the tension between socialists (Democrats) and constitutionalists (many but not all Republicans) continues.
The Republican governor is in danger of being replaced by a Republican-turned-Democrat. If this happens, Alaska will have a populist governor who accrued votes from dedicated Democrat voters, rural voters and others. The 'others' consisted in part of conservatives who believed in — or dismissed — the anti-oil company rhetoric (See video above). Then, there were the other initiatives that legalized marijuana, supported environmental activist blocking of natural resource projects and increased the minimum wage.
The successful initiatives will contribute to the socializing of Alaska and create new disincentives for investment in mining and oil and gas projects.
There is a chance that a large number of uncounted absentee ballots could help Republican Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo-R) overcome Democrat challenger Bill Walker's (NGP Photo-L) current one percent lead.
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Post election 'Highs' include election of Dan Sullivan (NGP Photo) to the U.S. Senate and many Republicans to the state legislature. The 'Lows' include the possibility of a left-leaning governor and the certainty of voter initiatives that challenge investment, economic prosperity and traditional morality.
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