Alaska Landmine Radio

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk yesterday's primary and the status of the governor's race, U.S. Senate race, U.S. House race, and legislative races. Many ballots remain to be counted. The withdrawal deadline is August 31. 

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about tomorrow's primary and what he thinks will happen in the crowded governor's race with 17 candidates and just four moving on, as well as the U.S. Senate race, the U.S. House race, the ballot measure, and the 50 legislative races.

Jeff was joined by D.C. based Republican political consultant and pollster Ed Goeas. They discuss why he is in Alaska, what got him interested in politics when he was younger, how he was able to work with President Ronald Reagan, how he got into the polling and consulting business, his time working on big campaigns including John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, his thoughts about Sarah Palin, some of the work he has done abroad, why the number of primary voters has been decreasing over the years, and where he sees the Republican Party going after Donald Trump. 

Jeff was joined by Luke Wake, senior attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation. They discuss the mission of the Pacific Legal Foundation, some cases he has worked on in Alaska, the growth of executive branch power, the impacts of Congress punting on major issues, the growth of the administrative state, the dangers of concentrating power in the executive branch, why Congress should be the ones making laws, and the role of the courts sorting this out. 

Jeff was joined by Republican gubernatorial candidate Lesil McGuire and her running mate Sara Rasmussen. They discuss their time serving in the Legislature, why McGuire switched out her first running mate with Rasmussen, McGuire's late entry in the crowded governor's race, what makes their ticket different from the other Republican tickets, the last eight years of Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska), some of the issues facing the state including the dividend and what their views are, some campaign stories over the years, and their plan with one week left to the primary. 

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about a legislative meeting last week about the gasline and a press conference today from the Senate majority on the special session, some wild new political ads, and how Amy Demboski just went off on Dave Bronson.

Jeff was joined by former Democratic U.S. House candidate Matt Schultz. They discuss his reasons for dropping out of the U.S. House race, why he endorsed independent Bill Hill despite his handlers working to push him out, why he dropped out despite ranked choice voting being used in the general, why he thinks Democrats are compromising too much, his disagreements with Jeff on the United States moving towards fascism, that the MAGA movement is racist, and attempts to reduce voting rights, and the role money plays in politics. 

Jeff was joined by EPA Region 10 Administrator Emma Pokon. They discuss her background working in Alaska including as commissioner for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, how she came to be appointed as Region 10 administrator by President Donald Trump, what her job entails, the role EPA plays in Alaska, why President Richard Nixon created the EPA, what the Sackett decision means for the waters of  the United States, and what the Trump administration is doing different than the Biden administration.  

Jeff was joined by Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Heilala and his running mate Jesse Sumner. They discuss the fast approaching primary, why Matt chose Jesse as his running mate, Jesse's background serving on the Mat-Su Borough Assembly and House of Representatives, the number of Republicans running for governor and their strategy for standing out, the government overreach during Covid, the energy crisis facing Southcentral, the housing shortage in Anchorage, and fixing Alaska's election system so it does not take weeks to know the results. 

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk a press conference today with Anchorage Mayor LaFrance, Mat-Su Borough Mayor DeVries, and utility officials about the natural gas crisis in Southcentral, the governor's race and the fast approaching August 18 primary, and a summary of recent campaign finance reports.