The race is on for Alaska’s at-large House seat, and none other than Sarah Palin has indicated some interest.  Excerpt:

Former Gov. Sarah Palin said today she would love to be the next congressional representative for Alaska — if asked.

Palin, who in 2008 joined the presidential ticket of Sen. John McCain, told Newsmax host Eric Bolling, “If I were asked to serve in the House and take his place I would be humbled and honored … In a heartbeat, I would. We will see how this process goes in filling that seat – it would be an honor.”

The lifelong Alaskan then criticized the Biden administration, focusing on surging in gas prices, “because of their lack of education or purposeful destruction of so many sectors of the economy,” Palin said on Newsmax.

It’s going to be an interesting race, especially since until very recently nobody expected to have one.  Personally I’m kind of leaning towards Nick Begich, even if he is a scion of one of Alaska’s old “machine” political families, but he’s a solid Alaskan, and great on the 2nd Amendment.  Of course, he could scarcely expect to win a statewide election in Alaska otherwise.

Alaska’s a funny state, politically, as we already knew before moving here.  We are still gaining insight on just how different Alaska is from other red states; Alaska is a red state in a “hands-off, leave us the hell alone” sense, which can’t always be said for red states like Alabama, which has a larger proportion of social-issues conservatives.

That’s understandable when you consider the Last Frontier aspect of Alaska.  A lot of folks who live here and who move here do so because they like being left alone.  In conversations with folks hereabouts, that’s the single most prevalent comment you get when talking about government – “leave us the hell alone.”

That attitude will probably be an issue in the upcoming primary.