| In his latest attempt to run away from his reckless votes that are leaving Alaskans’ pockets hurting, Nick Begich has stonewalled not only the media, but the very people he is supposed to serve.
New reporting highlights how Begich is refusing to answer to Alaskans, but is more than happy to appear alongside party boss Mike Johnson as long as that event is “invitation only,” and closed to the press.
Meanwhile, Begich has been criticized by constituents “for his lack of public engagement, including through town hall meetings” refusal to answer to Alaska press, and Alaskans say their’ “phone calls and emails to Begich’s office often go unanswered.”
Alaskans are growing even more “tired of someone who does what the party boss wants…Whatever Mike Johnson wants, Nick delivers.”
DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser:
“Nick Begich tanked Alaska’s economy and sent prices skyrocketing, that’s why he’s hiding from the hardworking Alaskans he sold out. Alaskans deserve better than someone who hides behind his extreme and out-of-touch party bosses with his tail tucked between his legs. Alaskans will elect better in November.”
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Anchorage Daily News: U.S. House Speaker Johnson appears at tightly controlled Palmer event to support Nick Begich’s reelection
- House Speaker Mike Johnson was in Alaska on Friday attending an invitation-only, no-media event to support U.S. Rep. Nick Begich’s reelection effort.
- The tightly controlled gathering featuring the two Republicans drew supporters inside a hangar in Palmer. A crowd of protesters gathered outside the event, where some people criticized the lack of access and hoisted signs blasting President Donald Trump.
- “Nick Begich calling up the party boss to hold closed events — from my perspective, it sounds like he’s nervous,” said [Bill] Hill, an educator and Bristol Bay fisherman who lives in Naknek.
- Begich, elected to office in 2024, has been a reliable supporter of Trump’s. He’s also often been criticized by some constituents for his lack of public engagement, including through town hall meetings.
- Hill said he’s frequently heard complaints…that people’s phone calls and emails to Begich’s office often go unanswered.
- “I think Alaskans are tired of someone who does what the party boss wants,” Hill said. “Whatever Mike Johnson wants, Nick delivers.”
- Earlier in the day, Johnson and Begich’s critics attacked the private event, called the “Grassroots Rally in the Valley,” as another sign of Begich’s lack of access for constituents.
- Pete Bauer, a retired Air Force colonel… said he protested outside the event because he believes “the voice of the people is being diminished” at the state and federal levels.
- “Obviously, Mike Johnson and Nick Begich have time to talk to the people of Alaska, but they choose to only talk to those they want to speak with behind closed doors and who are their higher donors,” said Bauer.
Alaska Public Media: Why top Alaska Republicans candidates skipped a chance to explain their views
- Liz Ruskin: …Congressman Begich decline[s] to answer a lot of my questions. But this time, it wasn’t just me asking, or just Alaska Public Media. It was the news outlets that employ a majority of Alaska’s journalists. And this isn’t just a case of “Boo-hoo they won’t talk to us.” This is a long-standing Republican trend…It’s a strategy.
- LR: I called one candidate who said, basically, you have to lay out your positions if you want people to vote for you. That was independent candidate for Congress Bill Hill, taking a traditional view. He’s trying to reach a broad audience.
- LR: …Congressman Begich [is] running [a] big-dollar campaigns. Maybe [he’d] rather [his]campaign ads speak for [him] rather than talk about issues [he didn’t] want to focus on.
- CG: Liz, I assume you asked the campaigns why they didn’t respond?
- LR: Oh definitely. This may shock you, but they didn’t provide a response to say why they didn’t respond.
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