State political parties play role in Alaska primary races

State political parties play role in Alaska primary races

The partisan politics evident nationally are at play in Alaska, too, with the state GOP targeting a Republican House member it feels is a Democrat at heart and the state Democratic party helping finance the challengers of two rural House Democrats it considers too cozy with the Republican-led majority.

[...] this has been an unusual year, marked by drawn-out legislative sessions that did little to close Alaska's gaping budget deficit and lawmakers struggling to overcome philosophical differences to find common ground on a path forward.