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ANCHORAGE: Nick Begich III, who is running against incumbent Mary Peltola, and extremist Alaska Republicans are promoting Eric Hafner – a non-Alaskan in prison in New York for making bomb threats against elected officials.
Two-time loser Nick Begich III uplifted Hafner’s support of Kamala Harris in an effort to scam Alaskans into voting for Hafner instead of Mary Peltola.
“From what I’ve understood, Eric Hafner’s a strong supporter of Kamala Harris,” said Nick Begich III. “I assume he’s giving some Democrats an alternative choice.”
To further mislead Alaska voters, the National Republican Congressional Committee has spent millions of dollars promoting Eric Hafner as the Democratic nominee, specifically targeting Democratic voters in Anchorage and Juneau.
“Nick and his allies’ attempt to mislead Alaskans is despicable,” said Executive Director Lindsay Kavanaugh. “To think Alaskans will fall for these dirty tricks is beyond insulting. We are proud to stand with Representative Mary Peltola in her campaign for re-election.”
“If you plan on working with either [presidential candidate], whoever is elected, why would you use your time focused on a race you don’t really have any control over,” said Representative Mary Peltola in the Alaska Public Media Debate for the State. “Dog mushers talk about running your own race – I am running my own race and I’ve got a full plate representing Alaska, which would be the 18th largest country in the world if we were our own country.”
Meanwhile, Begich was former president Donald Trump’s second choice after he initially endorsed Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom. Trump even went on to state that Begich has “Democrat tendencies,” in his explanation of why he chose to endorse Dahlstrom over Begich.
This is not the first time Begich has scammed Alaskans. Begich’s company made him close to millions of dollars by scamming our seniors with fake medical devices. An academic study found these devices were NOT reliable and should NOT be used by themselves.
“[Begich’s] company’s website is rife with dubious medical advice and cryptic pseudoscientific claims,” The Alaska Landmine, 10/19/2022.
Additionally, Begich built his career outsourcing jobs overseas. He founded a technology company that hired most of its employees in India and Croatia with only one Alaska-based employee: himself. Begich has profited off scamming our seniors with faulty medical devices and outsourcing jobs overseas.
To further demonstrate Begich’s allies’ attempts to scam Alaskans, Alaska House Speaker Cathy Tilton admitted that she and her colleagues are actively working to disenfranchise voters to prevent the re-election of Rep. Mary Peltola. Tilton boldly stated that repealing the witness signature requirement would have “leaned the election towards Mary Peltola.”
Rural Alaskans disproportionately face the highest rejection rate of absentee ballots from across the state, and almost two-thirds of rejections were because of a lack of a witness signature.
One thing is clear: Begich’s history of scams is dangerous for Alaska and his extremist agenda demonstrates this even further. It’s crucial that we elect leaders who understand the values and priorities of Alaska – not candidates who have built a legacy on scamming Alaskans.
