Blog: Election 2008
Even when McCain loses, he wins
Published February 22, 2008, 1:15 p.m.
Alaska delegates awarded to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday will likely go to Arizona Sen. John McCain at the Republican Convention this summer. Read more and add a comment
Romney supporter grits his teeth and gets ready for McCain
Published February 7, 2008, 11:22 a.m.
It's a sad day for Mitt Romney supporters in Alaska. Read more and add a comment
GOP numbers coming in
Published February 5, 2008, 10:16 p.m.
Romney has big lead in Alaska 1 comment
Hot chocolate, anyone?
Published February 5, 2008, 9:40 p.m.
OK, so it was a pretty cold Super Tuesday in the far north. Read more and add a comment
Obama Obama Obama
Published February 5, 2008, 8:33 p.m.
More Democratic results are in and Obama's lead over Clinton is only growing, now closer to 3-1. With 60 percent of districts reporting, Obama has 72 percent and Clinton has 27. Turnout is 4,715. 1 comment
Democratic caucuses breakdown by district in Fairbanks
Published February 5, 2008, 8:27 p.m.
Here's the breakdown for districts 7 through 11: District 7— Obama 219, Clinton 75 District 8— Obama 287, Clinton 124 District 9— Obama 117, Clinton 42 District 10—Obama 67, Clinton 0 District 11—Obama 33, Clinton 12 What this means is that Obama will have 35 delegates at the state party ... Read more and add a comment
Big voter turnout in Fairbanks GOP race
Published February 5, 2008, 8:15 p.m.
Like so many other places throughout the country, Fairbanks GOP polling sites were flooded with voters, both the party-faithful and newly-declared Republicans. Read more and add a comment
Obama 2-1
Published February 5, 2008, 7:57 p.m.
Democratic results are in, and with 20 percent of districts reporting, it's Barack Obama by more than 2 to 1 over Hillary Clinton. Obama has 54 delegates and Clinton has just 25. More than 1000 people voted in those districts, already more than voted statewide four years ago. Read more and add a comment
Goings-on at the District 8 caucus
Published February 5, 2008, 7:38 p.m.
At the Corinthian Baptist Church, where the Democratic Caucus for House District 8 took place, more than 400 people attended. I am here now, and it is winding down. Obama won, but it's not winner-take-all. Here's the breakdown: Clinton got 124 votes and Obama wound up with 287. I am ... Read more and add a comment
The undecided movement; the fire marshal is here
Published February 5, 2008, 6:44 p.m.
The fan out has begun. Tim Sharp, business agent for the laborers' union, is going from room-to-room trying to get people to vote undecided. He says that other states will choose the nominee, and it's the only way to get presidential candidates to take Alaska seriously. The Fairbanks Fire Marshal ... Read more and add a comment