Nick Begich Blamed His 2015 Vote For Democratic Mayoral Candidate Berkowitz On Media Coverage, Claiming He “Was Just A Bystander”

Begich Blamed His Vote For Democratic Mayoral Candidate Berkowitz In 2015 On Media Coverage, And That He “Was Just A Bystander” In That Election. “Republican candidate Nick Begich called into the Dan Fagan show to discuss his congressional campaign. During the interview, Fagan confronted and asked Begich why he had voted for Ethan Berkowitz, a Democrat, over conservative Amy Demboski in the 2015 Anchorage mayoral election. Begich responded by saying it was a ‘bad vote’ and that he was just a ‘bystander.’ He went on to blame his vote for Berkowitz on the media for their coverage of the election.” [Alaska Landmine, 4/27/22]