Oh, good lord, Romney and Ted Cruz are coming up here this week

[Blue_In_AK]

to stump for Sullivan. This is good news for our side.

http://www.adn.com/article/20141028/romney-cruz-campaign-sullivan-final-days-alaska-us-senate-race

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan is bringing a pair of high-profile GOP politicians to Alaska for the final stretch of the campaign.

Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential candidate and a former Massachusetts governor, will hold a rally with Sullivan and Gov. Sean Parnell in Anchorage on Monday, the day before the election.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Tea Party favorite, will join Sullivan on Saturday and Sunday for get-out-the-vote rallies in Fairbanks and the Mat-Su, and on the Kenai Peninsula.

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Asked Tuesday evening about the visits from Cruz and Romney, Begich's campaign responded with an emailed statement from campaign manager Susanne Fleek-Green, attacking Sullivan for drawing Outside support throughout the campaign.

"Now, as Election Day draws closer, Dan Sullivan is forced to rely on Outside surrogates to headline his events because he wants to represent their interests, not Alaska's," Fleek-Green was quoted as saying.

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My favorite comment? "Wow! Bringing in the BIG water pistols."

[bravenak]

1. Oh, Boy!!

My mom is out knocking on doors for Begich this week and she will be interested in this!
She always talks about Romney's baby step walk and something about his hands bothers her. I HAVE to see this.
And Cruz. What can we say about Cruz that hasn't been said about Putin? He has a dork voice.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. As someone pointed out in the comments,

Dan Sullivan hasn't been here long enough to realize that Alaskans make fun of Texans - and not in a good way.

If we weren't assured of the Native vote before now, I think this seals the deal.

[bravenak]

3. We're bigger that Texas, and better, of course.

Just had to make sure that fact is out there.

Most people I know are not voting for Sullivan. I hope i'm not in a bubble. The native vote is going to be what decides this thing. I think we may have gotten it this time.

[Warpy]

4. I know it's late in the season, but do you have any mushy cabbage

or rotten tomatoes? Maybe rotten eggs?

I would be very hard pressed to restrain myself with that twofer of fools.

[Purveyor]

5. Cabbage maybe but way too late for a throwable tomato. eom

[Blue_In_AK]

6. My friend Diane Witt had this to say in the comments

"Just what Alaskans love. Outsiders telling us who to vote for.

Hearing that Ted Cruz is coming to my town of Wasilla makes me throw up in my mouth a little (actually a lot)."

[elleng]

7. Oh GEE!

C'mon here, there's a wedding happening!

[bulloney]

8. Are they promoting the new Dumb & Dumber movie up in Alaska or something?

[NV Whino]

9. Maybe they'll get snowbound and have to stay

You can dig them out next summer.

[Blue_In_AK]

10. Unfortunately, I don't think we're expecting any in the next week.

The comments on the news article are hysterically funny, though. I really don't think DannyBoy is doing himself any favors bringing those two creepazoids up here. It just confirms his status as an "Outsider," which is the label he's been fighting all along. It looks suspicious to us that he claimed residency in Maryland to get a tax break intended only for citizens on his home there while voting absentee in Alaska. Voter fraud, anyone?

[Bandit]

11. I thought Sarah and Cruz were BFF

How is Cruz going to square Sarah endorsing the "Other" candidate and not Parnell?

[Blue_In_AK]

12. I don't know.

I hadn't thought of that angle. And I don't think she's endorsed anyone in this Senate race. Dan Sullivan doesn't really seem like her kind of Republican.

[kairos12]

13. That is at least a 21 day Quarantine after they visit. They have a lethal stupid burst radius greater

than an atomic bomb.

[hifiguy]

14. Get out the hazmat suits.

Tsunami of toxic bullshit headed your way.