Grizzly-fighting Alaskan doctor could turn Senate blue

[sunonmars]

Firstly, why is there no declared Democratic candidate running for this seat in 2020........Do we have any info about this or if Dr Gross is a prospect


https://www.newsweek.com/grizzly-fighting-independent-doctor-alaska-could-help-democrats-turn-senate-blue-1505723

But not only does Dr. Gross, an orthopedic surgeon who has become a health care policy wonk, want to become just that, he also wants to do it against higher odds: As an independent in a state that has not elected one to Congress since 1906.

In a Dr. Gross-inspired adventure—an adrenaline twist he would approve of—Democrats are looking to the independent as a potential lynchpin to help them reclaim control of the upper chamber for the first time since 2014.

"I'm not a career politician, though I grew up in a political family. I've been around politics for most of my life," Dr. Gross, whose father was a Democratic Alaskan attorney general for a Republican governor, told Newsweek in a phone interview. "It wasn't until four or five years ago I considered stepping up to run."

Dr. Gross, who also is a commercial fisherman, is gunning for Republican Senator Dan Sullivan's seat. With Gross recently out-fundraising his opponent, the state's political makeup and the absence of a Democratic candidate, the independent has caught the eye of the Democratic Party. He has snagged endorsements from the state and the national party.

[leftieNanner]

1. If he caucuses with us

He could join Angus and Bernie on the Dem side of the aisle!

[riversedge]

2. ..Republicans are favored to maintain control of the Senate, as well as Sullivan's odds at keeping h

interesting. Bu




......Republicans are favored to maintain control of the Senate, as well as Sullivan's odds at keeping his seat: The non-partisan Cook Political Report labels the race as solid Republican.

Still, Democrats are creating some cause for concern among Republicans. Dr. Gross is one of nine challengers who outraised their rival GOP senators in the first three months of the year. He also raked in more cash than Sullivan in the final quarter of 2019.

[sunonmars]

3. How come there is no Dem running, do we not have any there in Alaska or is indy the way forward.