WASILLA, Alaska — A day before Alaska’s primary, Nick Begich III, a Republican contender for the state’s lone congressional seat, sought to define himself as a young and idealistic fiscal conservative, despite sharing a last name with the best-known Democratic family in the state.
He pledged to tackle debt, oppose liberal Democratic policies and open up Alaska’s mineral resources. He did not hesitate to take a few jabs at his famous opponent, former Gov. Sarah Palin, as he stood before more than two dozen supporters in the neatly trimmed yard of the home of her former in-laws, in her hometown, Wasilla.
“Where has Sarah been? Minneapolis, Dallas — I don’t know if she knows she is running for a seat in Alaska,” Mr. Begich said to laughs from the crowd, listing his multiple campaign stops in the past week across the state.
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