Begich visits Homer for governor campaign visit

In a three-way race for governor this fall, Democratic Party candidate Mark Begich said he sees himself as the only person running who’s looking ahead.

“I think what’s missing in this election cycle, honestly, was the lack of talk about where we were going to be 10 years from now in Alaska — the vision,” he said in an interview last Thursday.

He also offered some moderate-Democrat wisdom for dealing with President Donald Trump: coddle him the way he dealt with former Gov. Sarah Palin. Handle the policy with junior officials and let the leader get the glory.

“Here’s the deal with Trump. You always have to know one thing about him: he’s always looking for a deal and who gets the press,” he said. “(Trump and Palin) are almost replicas in that sense.”

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