ALASKA | 3 Electoral Votes |
Bush-Cheney
'04
Republican Party of Alaska
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Kerry-Edwards 2004
Alaska Democratic Party
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Travel
Dick Cheney
and Lynne Cheney stopped in Alaska en route to Asia in April 2004:
April 9, 2004 -Refueling stop at refueling stop at Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK. Speech to soldiers and families ("America's Arctic Warriors") at the base. -Fundraiser for Lisa Murkowski at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in northeast Anchorage, AK. ($) |
Newspaper Endorsements
The Peninsula Clarion (Kenai) source: Editor & Publisher | Anchorage
Daily News (10/30/04)
Nome Nugget (10/28/04) -weekly |
Third Party and Independent
Nader Ballot Access
Nader supporters established
the Populist Party, a "limited political party" which "organizes for the
purpose of selecting candidates for electors for President and Vice President
of the United States." [AS 15.60.010(13) and 15.30.025] This
required submission of 2,878 valid signatures by August 4. The campaign
submitted signatures on August 4 and the Division of Elections verified
more than 3,000 signatures on September 2.
State Coordinators
Nader: Barbara Williams;
also Steve Conn of Seward, chairman of the Populist Party
Cobb: Deirdre Helfferich
Candidate Visits
Nader
July 20-21, 2004 in Anchorage,
AK
July 20 - Interview with
Anchorage Press (weekly newspaper) at their office on E. 5th Ave.
Press conference at Cyrano's Bookstore and Off-center Playhouse.
Picnic at Valley of the Moon Park. Interview with AP. KBYR
AM Radio Talk Show with Dan Fagan. Fundraiser at private home.
Fundraiser at private home.
July 21 - Meeting with volunteers,
book signing at Electica. Media interviews. Dinner with Jim
Sykes, Green candidate for U.S. Senate, at Organic Oasis. Speech
and rally at First United Methodist Church auditorium.
Peroutka
October 25-27, 2004
In addition to many media
interviews, scheduled events included:
Oct. 25 - Fairbanks:
Morning coffee with pioneers and founders of the Alaskan Independence Party.
Wickersham Street Woman's Round Table/Lunch at Aviation Cafe. Appearance
at University of Alaska, Wood Center Ballroom.
Oct. 26 - Fairbanks:
Appearance at the Chamber of Commerce.
Oct. 27 - Anchorage:
Talks with students at the Holy Rosary Academy in Spenard, AK.
Reception at How How Restaurant in Anchorage, AK.
Copyright © 2004, 2005 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.