Tuesday January 6th 2009

Down the homestretch: Young, Berkowitz trade jabs 6 days before election

October 30th, 2008

Ethan Berkowitz, running against Don Young for Alaska’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, had a clear message for the incumbent at Wednesday’s debate in Kenai — “Don, I’m not staying home, I’m going to the House, you’re going home.”

The two candidates traded criticisms, disagreeing on many issues brought forth at the forum, sponsored by the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce.

“This (election) is not about the promises made by politicians,” Young said. “It’s about how we represent the state of Alaska.”

“The idea is doing what’s right for Alaska,” Berkowitz said. “It doesn’t matter what political party.”

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