From The Huffington Post: x YouTube Video NextGen America, which focuses on turning out voters under age 35, is expanding its target list to include Senate races in Alaska and South Carolina, and House elections for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District and Kansas’ 2nd and 3rd Congressional districts. The group, funded almost exclusively by former Democratic…
Category: AK-Sen
AK-Sen: GOP Is So Desperate They Want Dr. Al Gross (I) To Prove He Killed A Bear In Self-Defense
So this has been one of the best backstories for a candidate: x .@SenDanSullivan works for #MitchMcConnell – he votes Mitch’s way 97% of the time. I’m a different kind of candidate – one who will always put #Alaska first. Watch our first TV ad and chip in to help keep it on the air:…
AK-Sen: HuffPost, “A Secret Recording Of Mining Executives Is Shaking Up The Alaska Senate Race”
First, from The Washington Post: Mining executive Tom Collier, who boasted in secretly taped conversations that he had leveraged his ties to Republican officials to advance a controversial project in Alaska, resigned Wednesday. Collier, CEO of the Pebble Limited Partnership, offered his resignation a day after the group Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released recordings of…
AK-Sen: Indivisible Adds Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) To Their Payback Project Target List
Received this e-mail from the progressive organization, Indivisible: We’ve got some BIG Payback Project news: we’re adding Senator Dan Sullivan, Alaska’s other Trump-sympathizing senator, to our list of targets for 2020. While Alaskans will have to put up with Senator Lisa Murkowski for another two years, we have a chance to rid the Senate of one of…
AK-Sen: PPP Shows A Tied Race Between Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) & Dr. Al Gross (I) At 43-43
Here’s some big news out of Alaska: Though Alaska's U.S. Senate race isn't generally seen as one of the nation's more competitive in 2020, Public Policy Polling found Al Gross (I) and incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) tied at 43% each. Click here for the full results. Let’s keep up the momentum to flip Alaska Blue….
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Keeps Up The Fight To Save The Post Office From Trump's General Postmaster
Received this e-mail from Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: x A BIG thank you to the Alaska Postal Workers Union. Let’s #SaveTheUSPS pic.twitter.com/p65jPVLdOW— Dr. Al Gross (@DrAlGrossAK) August 25, 2020 Donald Trump's allies think Alaska is to blame for problems at the United States Postal Service. Blaming Alaskans, and announcing price hikes…
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Wins Dem Primary, Let's Now Get Him Ready To Defeat Sen. Dan Sullivan (R)
From The Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — Al Gross wins Democratic Senate primary in Alaska. And The New York Times: Vox has a great piece out about how competitive the Senate and House race in Alaska have become: x Sullivan leads Al Gross 39-34. But 72% of voters aren't familiar with Gross. And among those…
AK-Sen: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Endorses Dr. Al Gross (I) For U.S. Senate
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA), in support of Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: I wanted you to be the first to hear the big news: I'm endorsing Dr. Al Gross for U.S. Senate. And it's not just because James Carville says he has…
AK-Sen: Gross (I) Uses Donald Jr.'s Opposition To The Pebble Mine To Put Pressure On Sullivan (R)
Well this is awkward: Donald Trump Jr. said Tuesday on Twitter he opposes the Pebble mine prospect, as the Trump administration considers whether to issue a key permit for construction. Retweeting a post calling on the federal government to block the copper and gold mine, Trump Jr. said the Bristol Bay region is too important…
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Makes The Case That The Public Option Would Attract Jobs To Alaska
One of the strongest arguments for including a public option to the Affordable Care Act would not only provide millions of Americans health care, it’s also a huge step from having to rely on your employer to provide health care. U.S. Senate candidate, Dr. Al Gross (I. AK), sat down with the Juneau Empire and…
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Hits Back Against At Trump's EPA Plan To Fast-Track The Pebble Mine
Received this e-mail today from Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: If you've ever eaten sockeye salmon, there's a good chance it came from Bristol Bay, Alaska. It's the largest and most pristine sockeye salmon fishery in the world. Each year, Bristol Bay generates thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity. But…
AK-Sen: Dan Sullivan (R) Pulls A Marco Rubio & Posts The Wrong Photo Of John Lewis (D. GA)
So I’m sure you heard of this: Here’s Sen. Marco Rubio, in a since-deleted tweet, eulogizing the late John Lewis by confusing him with the late Elijah Cummings (whom Fox News confused with John Lewis back in October). x Wrong black guy pic.twitter.com/qYnWSuw177— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) July 18, 2020 He got it right the second time: x Earlier…
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Puts Pressure On Dan Sullivan (R) To Protect Dr. Fauci From Trump's Attacks
Received this e-mail today from Dr. Al Gross (I. AK) campaign: x Discredit the messenger to obscure your historic failures: NOT good public health policy.https://t.co/tA0Vc0MWUf— Dr. Al Gross (@DrAlGrossAK) July 12, 2020 As a doctor, I've seen this before. I often have to tell patients news they don't want to hear — and sometimes, a…
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Puts Pressure On Sullivan (R) To Stop Trump From Withdrawing From The WHO
Received this e-mail today from Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: Dr. Al Gross (I. AK) We're still in the midst of a pandemic — even if President Trump isn't acting like it. Right now, COVID-19 is continuing to infect millions of people. States are having to close down… again. Hospitals are reaching…
AK-Sen: Pete Buttigieg Jumps In To Help Dr. Al Gross (I) Take Away Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D. IN), in support of Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate candidate: Dr. Al Gross (I. AK) The reality of this year is we can't stick to the sidelines come November. At a time when we are struck by dual economic…
AK-Sen: PPP Confirms Another Close Senate Race & A 3 Point Race Between Trump & Biden
Some very encouraging news today out of Alaska courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: x Election Twitter’s crowdfunded Alaska poll results@ppppolls / Election Twitter (7/7-7/8)MoE +/- 3.0% ________ AK-SEN Sullivan 39% (+5)Gross 34% AK-AL Galvin 43% (+2)Young 41% Presidential Trump 48% (+3)Biden 45%— Jack Vaughan (@theJackVaughan) July 9, 2020 PPP’s new Alaska poll finds that the…
AK-Sen: Jewish Insider, “Al Gross (I) hopes his outsider status will propel him to D.C.”
There is a great piece out in the Jewish Insider about Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign that’s worth a read: The 57-year-old former orthopedic surgeon entered the state’s Democratic primary race last summer as an independent. In an introductory ad, a gravelly voice-over narration touted his rugged background as a commercial fisherman, itinerant…
AK-Sen: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D. CA) Wants A Doctor In The Senate To Handle The COVID-19 Pandemic
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D. CA-15), in support of Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: When you're sick, you call a doctor. And now, as our country works to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, it's high time we call a doctor to the Senate. We need…
New York Magazine, “Biden’s Surge Could Flip the Senate — and Boost His Presidency”
Ed Kilgore at New York Magazine nails it: Savvy Democrats generally understand that if Joe Biden wants to get anything done as president, Democrats need to take the Senate. If Republicans maintain control, Mitch McConnell stands waiting like a bridge troll to obstruct anything a new administration or its House allies might try to accomplish….
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Hits Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) & Moscow Mitch's Inaction On Climate Change
Received this e-mail yesterday from Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: Dr. Al Gross (I. AK) Sea ice melting. Zombie wildfires raging. Fish dying. Temperatures skyrocketing. It sounds like an apocalyptic action movie — but it's actually something far scarier: This is the reality of climate change here in Alaska. Just last month,…
