re: #17 Cheechako
Sorry to rain on your parade, but she’s a candidate in the November election for the full term.
That is good news, because Palin is popular enough with Republicans to beat Begich, but too unpopular with everyone else to beat Peltola one-on-one. It would be bad news if Palin dropped out, because Begich would probably beat Peltola one-on-one.