Alaskan Republican Problems
Sat, 03/15/2008 - 11:00am
And you thought some Democratic meetings in Texas were contentious. Alaska's GOP Convention basically devolved into civil unrest:
A state Republican convention that could have unified a troubled party descended into infighting Friday, with the lieutenant governor announcing his intention to unseat a congressman and the governor calling for changes in GOP leadership.
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell said he would challenge U.S. Rep. Don Young, the 18-term incumbent who's the subject of a federal investigation that includes his campaign finance practices.
