Koch Brothers Meet Their Match In Alaska Senate Race

Koch Brothers Meet Their Match In Alaska Senate Race
Alaska AFL-CIO president Vince Beltrami discusses the endorsement by state labor leaders of the newly formed team of Bill Walker and Byron Mallott in the governors race, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. Affiliate organizations representing 60,000 labor workers in Alaska overwhelmingly voted for the endorsement Thursday. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)
Alaska AFL-CIO president Vince Beltrami discusses the endorsement by state labor leaders of the newly formed team of Bill Walker and Byron Mallott in the governors race, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. Affiliate organizations representing 60,000 labor workers in Alaska overwhelmingly voted for the endorsement Thursday. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)

Republicans' most likely path to retaking the Senate in November requires GOPers to pick up seats in six key states: Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Montana, South Dakota, and West Virginia. Of the six, Alaska—where Democratic Sen. Mark Begich is facing off against former Republican Attorney General Dan Sullivan—may be the closest race. That's why right-wing groups backed by the likes of the Koch brothers and Karl Rove are dumping millions into the state—and why Alaska unions are pulling out all the stops this year to make sure Begich, a fierce supporter of labor, carries the day.

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