Lt. Gov Parnell to take run at Young

Sean Parnell announced at the republican convention that he will be running against Don Young for Congress this election season and I say yay!

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“In an Alaska political shocker, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell announced Friday before a crowd at the Republican Party convention that he is challenging embattled U.S. Rep. Don Young in the August Republican primary. “I just think it’s about restoring trust to government,” Parnell said. Young, attending the convention, had a quick response: Bring it on. Young, who has won 18 times as Alaska’s lone congressman, says his seniority is what counts. “A 35-year head start,” Parnell called it.

Parnell immediately got the backing of Gov. Sarah Palin, whose husband, parents and siblings were part of a cheering group gathered outside of the state Division of Elections for Parnell’s news conference on entering the race.”

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