Donald Trump ran this Saturday, July 10, in Alaska for Sarah Palin. Palin was the former governor of Alaska, a state that many consider to be the precursor to the populist anti-elite movement, of which the former Republican President made himself the champion.
Palin, age 58, is running to fill the vacant seat in Alaska's U.S. House of Representatives. This seat was left vacant by Republican Don Young who had held it for 49-years.
She has been a key player in the Republican Party's populist shift in the past decade to win the support of the working class, much like Mr. Trump. When John McCain chose her as his running mate for the 2008 presidential election, this Christian conservative found herself in the limelight.
Many observers believe that his rise on the campaign trail paved the path for Donald Trump's rise to the White House eight years later.
Sarah Palin supports unsubstantiated claims of fraud by Donald Trump. He alleges that he was "robbed of" the 2020 election by Democrats in key states. The former president said that in Alaska, "we didn't need to worry because we won" to the crowd at an Anchorage stadium.
Ms. Palin stated to the audience that she had backed Mr. Trump since the beginning of his 2016 campaign. This was because the New York billionaire had also backed her when she and her family were in the limelight. "He was sending me a note saying, "Hold on!" What did she say?
Midterm elections in November 8 will see all 435 members of Congress up for election.
Donald Trump wants to consolidate his grip on the Republican Party. He supports candidates who favor him over those who are more moderate.
