Reply #26: I'm not sure why you say this is a non-starter.

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Are you in Alaska? Do you know what the political climate is here now? There has been a sea change since 2004, and the Dems are in a very good position to pick up the House and Senate seat, no matter what happens in the presidential race. And as I said somewhere else, McCain only has a single-digit lead over Obama, which shouldn't be too difficult to overcome.

A lot of people are really sick and tired of Republicans up here, and the majority of the registered voters are independent and unaffiliated.