Alaska Lt. Gov. announces primary run against (Don) Young

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico.com

The lieutenant governor of Alaska, Sean Parnell, announced today that he's challenging ethically embattled Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) in the Republican primary, raising the likelihood of a hotly contested fight for the GOP nomination.

Parnell announced his intentions at the state’s Republican Party convention, according to The Associated Press. He will be formally kicking off his campaign at a news conference this afternoon in Anchorage.

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Polling has shown Young would face a serious risk losing his seat if he was the Republican nominee. (See more from the Crypt here.)

Young was already facing a primary challenge from conservative state Sen. Gabrielle LeDoux.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/

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Red as it supposedly is, Alaska could turn out to be one of our most competitive States, with a solid set of of our own Congressional candidates (Jake Metcalfe, Diane Benson, and Ethan Berkowitz) making Young's eventual hold tenuous, and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich running neck and neck with with Senator Ted Stevens.

[Winterblues]

1. I don't really think Parnell is all that popular

He would not be Lt governor if it were not for Sarah Palin because she is quite popular. I think this just might be a Democratic pick up...There are some very good Democrats running against whomever the Republicans choose. I would LOVE to see Young outed by the Republicans before the general election though. Just as they did Murkowski. Sent the bum packing...Pretty bad when a corrupt Party like the Republicans don't want you around..