I think Democrats are going to do much better than expected in the mid-term elections.

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21. Mark was outstanding in the debate,

and, yes, he was able to counter it. Politifact rates him as one of the most independent Senators in DC, so he was able to refute that 97% thing pretty quickly. I don't always agree with Mark, but there's no doubt that he is much more connected to Alaska and Alaskans than Ohio Dan is. One thing that i'm with him 100% on is his opposition to arming Syrian rebels, since we're kind of unclear on who to trust over there, and his opposition to 'boots on the ground" in that part of the world. Dan Sullivan was an assistant secretary of state under Condi Rice and is a major hawk. We don't need that.

Mark came prepared with all kinds of specific policy ideas, described all of the good things he's done in DC for the state, and had a quick answer for every jab that Dan threw. I was very impressed and even more glad that I had voted for Mark early. What i point out every chance i get is that even if Mark isn't perfect, and even if we don't agree with him 100% of the time, we know him -- he grew up here, people loved his father, he was on the Anchorage assembly and was mayor, he's been a good senator working hard for Alaska's interests. He'll talk to anybody and frequently calls in to Anchorage's right-wing radio talk shows and takes questions. Dan Sullivan has not held elected office, instead working inside DC as mentioned above, and then installed up here as Sarah Palin's attorney general, even though no one knew who he was, and has been deep into the corrupt Sean Parnell regime as first his attorney general and then DNR commissioner, where he championed really bone-headed ideas that were particularly galling to Alaska Natives, being anti-subsistence and against local input on major resource projects. He's really just a flak for the big moneyed interests.

For a look at where the money is coming from, check out this: http://www.adn.com/article/20141101/outside-groups-invest-alaska-senate-control Dan Sullivan's parents were the second and third largest donors to Karl Rove's Crossroads groups in August, and his brother is on the board of the US Chamber of Commerce. Freedom Partners Action Fund is a Koch Brothers organization. Given that huge sum of money from those groups, it's pretty obvious who he'll be answering to if he gets elected.