Sarah Palin may still be in the public contemplation stage of deciding whether she will run for Alaska senator in 2014, but she and her potential opponent, Democrat Sen. Mark Begich, are already exchanging zings.
The senator tweeted Thursday morning from his campaign account:
I’d be happy to compare my record of fighting for #Alaska w/ @SarahPalinUSA, but it doesn’t seem fair since she never finished the job. -MB
— MarkBegich (@MarkBegich) July 11, 2013
Palin resigned as governor of Alaska in 2009.
In an interview Wednesday with Politico, Begich took some more jabs at Palin, saying she’s “lost touch” with Alaska and he’s not even sure if she is still a resident of the state.
“I don’t know if she’s a resident. She’s been away from Alaska a lot and has probably lost touch with what’s going on. She should go to my webpage,” Begich told Politico. “Most Alaskans I see on a pretty regular basis, but I haven’t seen her for a long time.”
Palin responded Thursday morning with a Facebook post, writing:
Mark, after looking at your voting record I can see why you are looking for a distraction. You have voted FOR Obamacare, FOR massive tax increases, FOR carbon taxes which could cost Alaskans 21,000 jobs, AGAINST pro-life legislation, and there’s so much more. You even flip-flopped to oppose the nation’s balanced budget amendment. You agree with, and vote with, ultra-liberal Senators Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid approximately 90% of the time. Mark, you recently said, “Alaskans pick who they want based on what’s good for Alaska.” Couldn’t agree more, Mark, which is why many hope to see great changes for our great state following the upcoming 2014 election.
On the GOP side, Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell and Joe Miller, the GOP nominee for Senate in 2010, are already in the race.
