he will go down in flames. a sacrificial fool. poor putz. On Jan 10, 11:48 am, "florida mike !" <[email protected]> wrote: > Palin Draws First Major Dem Challenger for 2010 Race > > Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has drawn her first Democratic challenger > in a potential reelection bid in 2010, a hurdle the former vice > presidential nominee may need to clear before pursuing national > ambitions. > > Democrat Bob Poe, the former Alaska State Commissioner of > Administration and former CEO of Anchorage Economic Development > Corporation, said Wednesday he will announce tomorrow that he intends > to seek the Democratic nomination for governor of Alaska. > > Poe is viewed as a serious, viable candidate by state Democrats, > though there are some other candidates that could derail Poe's bid to > unseat Palin. Poe lacks statewide name recognition unlike a candidate > such as Ethan Berkowitz, the Democrat who came close to defeating > Rep. > Don Young (R-Alaska) this past November. > > It is expected, though, that Poe would run a centrist, pragmatic > campaign as an alternative to Palin. > > Democrats feel that Palin's vice presidential run brought to light > more negative information about the governor than Alaskans had > previously encountered, opening the door for a successful Democratic > challenge. Still, they acknowledge that Palin's still-unknown > political ambitions on a national level are a key variable in the > race. > > Poe will announce his run Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Alaska time at > Anchorage's Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center. > > http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/01/07/palin-draws-first-major-de... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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