Mark Begich, Not Sarah Palin, Is the Future of Alaska

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Mark Begich, Not Sarah Palin, Is the Future of Alaska

It's hard to exaggerate how much Sarah Palin's star is going to unjustly dim Mark Begich's star now that he has been elected the new senator from Alaska. But it won't last. Mark Begich is an unusual Democrat. He loves to call in to right-wing (or any kind of) talk radio shows. He isn't at all shy about using media to push his political agenda and his career. He's the kind of politician you should anticipate seeing on Hardball and other cable news programs. I don't say this as a criticism, but the guy likes to make his presence known. At the same time, he's all about substance and ideas. Of all the aspiring politicians I've sat down with, Begich has been the most impressive. I wanted Merkely and Franken to win because they were progressive. I wanted Begich to win because he's substantive.
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Begich's election effectively kills off any chance Sarah Palin had to rehabilitate herself and become a staple of Washington DC. She won't be a senator. She will struggle to get reelected as governor. But Alaska is already moving on. They have a future, but it isn't with Palin. Their future is with Begich. He'll be a household name, for at least the political junkie class, before long.

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