What goes on in Alaska anyway? It's pretty sui generis. A long way away from the rest of the United States. Flying from Seattle to Anchorage takes about three hours, as I recall. It's very frontier-ish, still. A number of people still live out in places such that they can't really drive into Anchorage or any major city for three months out of the year, and so have to hoard supplies before the rough weather arrives.
The state's politics are all about energy and the environment and native interests (which aren't always liberal). As far as I can quickly see, things aren't so great there right now. The unemployment rate is 6.9%, nearly two points above the national average and one of the highest rates in the country. She's also under investigation in a nepotism situation.
