Poll: Clinton would have shot at winning Alaska in 2016; Begich re-election chances strong

[Blue_In_AK]

From the Anchorage Daily News: http://www.adn.com/2013/02/08/2781885/poll-clinton-would-have-shot-at.html#storylink=rss#wgt=rss

More polling signs that Alaska might be becoming a more moderate state: Public Policy Polling finds Hillary Clinton could be competitive in Alaska if she runs for president in 2016, and both Clinton and Democratic Sen. Mark Begich have considerable crossover appeal among Republicans and independents.

Our new poll there finds just one point separating Clinton from two of the leading potential candidates for the GOP -- she leads Marco Rubio 44/43 and trails Chris Christie 43/42. Clinton has a 47/45 favorability rating in the state, including 53/38 with independents.

In the unlikely event that Sarah Palin were the 2016 GOP nominee, PPP found, Clinton would crush her in the Alaska vote.

The margin of error in the poll, conducted by telephone Feb. 4-5 among 1,129 voters, is 2.9%. In other PPP findings:

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Other findings from the poll -- Lisa Murkowski has one of the highest approval ratings in the Senate. (Even I have to admit she gets it right once in a while.) The only potential senatorial candidate who comes out ahead of Mark Begich is Governor Sean Parnell. My theory on this is that everyone wants Sean out of Alaska as he's been a disaster as a governor, at least in terms of progressive, take-care-of-the-earth-and-people-of-Alaska policies. (He's 100% Club for Growth/ALEC.)

Sadly, gay marriage is still opposed here by a very wide margin 51-43. Probably holdovers from the macho man Alaska contingent.

[Arctic Dave]

1. Well that is an interesting finding.

Palin I can see why she rates what she does. Dems hate her for obvious reasons and the right hate her because of ACES. Only her die hard sycophants love her.

I trying to see the angle of Clinton though.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. It certainly is a remarkable turnaround

from a few short years ago when she may as well have been the Devil Incarnate.

The one that truly baffles me is Parnell over Begich. Are people really that clueless, or is my theory about getting Seanoco out of Alaska more likely?

[Arctic Dave]

3. Parnell will get all Rs no matter what. Doesn't matter if he is an anti-Alaskan shill.

I think Begich loses because he hasn't done a thing to make himself stand out.

He is soooo busy trying to be a DINO as to appeal to the non-existent "moderate republicans" in Alaska that he has basically made himself invisible to the D's or the few independents.

In other words, typical Alaska Dems spinelessness.