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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:07 AM Mar 2015

Super-PACs for local races in Alaska?

Alaska Dispatch
Super PAC revs up for Anchorage mayoral candidate Coffey

Alaska political consultant Art Hackney is spearheading an independent group to help elect Anchorage mayoral candidate Dan Coffey.

Anchorage | Devin Kelly
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150315/super-pac-revs-anchorage-mayoral-candidate-coffey

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We're not talking major US city here (no offense, Anchorage), so why is there such a big money push for a mayoral race? Is the city that important to AK politics in general?

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Super-PACs for local races in Alaska? (Original Post) Panich52 Mar 2015 OP

The Kochs are even involved in our mayor's race. Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #1

ALEC's very own ACCE? fredamae Mar 2015 #2

Blue_In_AK

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1. The Kochs are even involved in our mayor's race.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 12:20 PM

Mar 2015

They've been running negative ads against Ethan Berkowitz, trying to tie him to Obama. It's really ridiculous. We all hate Art Hackney, but at least he's local.

fredamae

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2. ALEC's very own ACCE?

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Mon Mar 16, 2015, 01:14 PM

Mar 2015

American City County Exchange.

"The new network, the American City County Exchange (ACCE), will hold its first public meeting in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. It is timed to sit alongside Alec’s annual meeting at which the parent body will debate its usual menu of conservative priorities – pushing back government regulation, fighting moves to curb climate change, reducing trade union powers and cutting taxes."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/30/alec-acce-lobby-local-tax-cuts-republicans

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