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| Sean Parnell out, Bill Walker in. |
Independent gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker maintained his lead after thousands of additional votes were counted Friday, leading the Associated Press to declare the race for Walker over Republican Gov. Sean Parnell.
Walker, running with Democrat Byron Mallott on an independent ticket, held a narrow advantage for the entire race starting on election night Nov. 4.
At the end of the counting on Friday, Walker led by 4,634 votes or 1.7 percent, with about 270,000 total votes counted.
The ticket is expected to become the state's first non-party team to win a gubernatorial race.
I have to admit that this is not nearly as satisfying for me as I hoped it would be. And that is for the simple reason that Sarah Palin also endorsed Walker in this race over her former Lt. Governor, Sean Parnell.
I cannot remember a time when Sarah Palin and I both wanted the same candidate to win an election, and not that one has done exactly that it fills me with concern.
No matter how you look at it Bill Walker is the superior choice to Sean Parnell. However is he a good choice for Alaska?
Walker is a strong supporter of public education, against the Pebble Mine, and for allowing the expansion of Medicaid. He also advocated the increase in minimum wage and is by all accounts a much more reasonable person than Parnell ever was on anything.
Still, did Sarah Palin endorse him simply because she is the quintessential mean girl punishing her former friend after he dismantled her tax on oil companies? Or is Bill Walker her candidate of choice even if he had NOT been running against Parnell?
It was reported that Todd was sitting with Walker's family during a recent debate, so it certainly appears that they are chummy.
All of which makes me want to keep the celebratory champagne on ice until I get a better idea of exactly who we just elected to run our state.
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