Discourses With: A Democrat Running for Office in Rural Alaska

A lifelong Alaskan explains what local politics looks like way, way North of the lower 48.

In the past few election cycles, we’ve seen a running theme of Democrats slowly contesting deep-red state legislatures, hoping to lessen the GOP’s grip on local politics. But most of this focus has fallen on Southern states like Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas, which have gradually moved from red to purple in prior years.

But not every Democrat is t…