I don't have to do any reading Clayton, I lived here for more than 40 years. I'm a fan of Wally, Arlis, Jay, and others, but those days are Gone With the Wind. None of them could ever win a primary in today's Alaska GOP.  

You might want to go read up about how the GOP went to a closed primary after Arliss beat Wally in the GOP primary in 1992. Then Wally ran on the Alaska Independence Party ticket, and won. 

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