Fifty Days to go!

With fifty days to go until the election in November Alaska is leaning heavily towards Senator McCain.  The current polling indicates that McCain leads with a 55.2 percentage lead over Obama's 34.2.  In the Senate race, the Democratic candidate Begich leads the Republican candidate Stevens 53.2% to 36.5%.  In the House race, the Democratic candidate Berkowitz is leading by a percentage of 53.5 and the Republican candidate Young is trailing with a percentage of 37.8.  Three major issues dominate the Alaskan mindset.  Oil is of primary concern for the regulation of drilling has direct effects on their economy.  Fishing and tourism are also important as they are the two top employers in the state.  In both 2000 and 2004, Alaskans voted for President Bush.  President Bush Sr. was also favored in 1992 although it is worth noting that Perot had about 28% of the vote then as well.  In 1996 Dole led Alaskan votes with 50.12%.