[linksnapzz]

The Duchess of Alaska is a "moderate" only insofar as her first and overriding loyalty is to the what the permanent Federal Civil Service in DC wants. She'll agree with anyone of any ideological stripe so long as she knows the will of the bureaucracy is being carried out.

[alephnerd]

Unlike most states, Alaska is heavily dependent on the federal government due to the massive defense footprint and ANCSAs.