Alaska's News Source

Alaska's Political Pipeline

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Conversations about the people, issues and controversies getting political attention in Anchorage and Alaska. We'll go beyond the daily news to explore what issues are generating heat, why and how political decisions are made, what strategies campaigns are using, where the money is flowing and how the city and state are governed.

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We've got the political math. Where do Alaska's elections stand after election day? 11.11.2022 19:41

We delve into the numbers and examine what it takes for the Congressional and Senate candidates to keep their current leads or catch up. And has Governor Dunleavy locked his re-election up? Peltola, Palin, Begich, Tshibaka, Murkowski, Dunleavy, Gara and Walker all still in it for now. Plus, how did the NO forces sweep to such a blowout on the ballot question of a Constitutional Convention? See omn...

Election Day is almost here. A debate review and a look at what issues are resonating on social media 02.11.2022 31:00

We review the Senate and Congressional debates, look forward to how election day will be covered, when votes will be counted and we have a special guest, a marketing and political expert who uses Artificial Intelligence to study how candidates are perceived and what issues are working for and against them. She did a special study of the Alaska races for Alaska's News Source. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Alaska's Political Pipeline: Debates, the Constitutional Convention Vote and what Americans think about the news media and democracy 21.10.2022 24:32

The Alaska Governor's Debate is done. We review that gathering and preview the Senate and Congressional Debates coming next week. What issues do voters want to hear about? And what about the vote on whether to hold a Constitutional Convention? We also tackle the difficult issue of what Americans and Alaskans think about the job the news media does. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Alaska's Political Pipeline: Races for Governor and Senator 03.10.2022 20:28

This episode, we examine the Alaska Senate and Gubernatorial races, look ahead to the October debates and talk about out of state money going into TV and social media ads. Rebecca Palsha and David Bernknopf co-host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alaska's Political Pipeline: The Congressional Race 15.09.2022 20:10

The latest episode of the Alaska’s Political Pipeline podcast looks at the next round of the Peltola-Palin-Begich congressional race. Rebecca Palsha and Producer David Bernknopf also discuss how folks in the lower 48 seem to have trouble taking salmon seriously and how families are taking a central role in the campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.