October 22, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroVox: Al Gross is hoping to ride Alaska’s independent streak to the SenateAnd recent events are only making the race tighter, local Democratic operatives told Vox.As Republicans in the Senate are poised to rush through a fiercely anti-abortion Supreme Court justice, they saidit has created an opening for Gross among Alaska’s pro-abortion-rights and pro-oil libertarian-minded residents. Sullivan, who did not support Obama Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in […] Read More
October 22, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroPress Release: Statement from Dr. Al Gross on Dan Sullivan Voting to Take Healthcare Away from AlaskansANCHORAGE, AK — In footage released today, the President confirmed his hope that the Supreme Court take away healthcare from—saying of the Affordable Care Act “I hope that they end it.” In reaction, Independent U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Al Gross issued the following statement: “Dan Sullivan is voting in Washington to rip away Alaskans’ healthcare in the middle of a […] Read More
October 21, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroPress Release: Dr. Al Gross announces “A Better Alaska” week-long statewide tourWhile Dan Sullivan is Stuck in DC Voting to Take Away Healthcare and End a Woman’s Right to Choose, Gross Will Fly Throughout Alaska Talking To Voters in 6 Stop Tour. ANCHORAGE, AK – With less than two weeks to election day and with Alaskans already voting, Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Al Gross announced a new statewide tour today that will […] Read More
October 21, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroMother Jones: The Unspoken Reason the Alaska Senate Race Is So CloseThe key to Gross’ strategy is his campaign’s organizing prowess. Whereas traditional campaigning is centered around volunteers contacting strangers through door knocks, phone banking, and texting, relational organizing leverages volunteers’ existing relationships to conduct outreach to friends and family. Gross’ campaign isn’t the only long shot campaign that’s harnessed relational organizing to put itself in […] Read More
October 21, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroPress Release: Dr. Al Gross Spokesperson: Foreign governments have no place in American electionsAnchorage, AK — Following reports that the Iranian and Russian governments were behind the Proud Boys emails sent across Alaska, Dr. Al Gross Communications Director Julia Savel released the following statement: “Foreign governments have no place in American elections. Dan Sullivan—do you agree?” ### Read More
October 20, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroKTUU: Candidate for Senate Dr. Al Gross talks ANWR and climate change during a forum Get Out The Native Vote, a nonpartisan group aimed at increasing the community engagement of Alaska Native and American Indian voters, is holding a series of question and answer forums with candidates for both the Senate and House of Representatives here in the last frontier. Dr. Al Gross is the democratic nominee running as an […] Read More
October 19, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroKTOO: Al Gross points to medical background in Senate bidAl Gross has drawn from his 25 years of experience practicing medicine in trying to make a case for why Alaskans should elect him to be a U.S. senator. Gross’s health care background is important to his campaign, but it’s also opened him up to criticism from Sen. Dan Sullivan. When Gross started his campaign last […] Read More
October 19, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroMidnight Sun: New poll shows Gross up by one, Trump up by three in AlaskaAnother polling memo hit our inboxes over the weekend, this time showing Democrat-backed independent Al Gross with a one-point lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan while Trump holds a three-point lead over Democrat Joe Biden. The polling was conducted by Patinkin Research Strategies, which has been polling in Alaska throughout this cycle, with […] Read More
October 16, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroPress Release: Dr. Al Gross now leads Sen. Dan Sullivan in tossup Alaska Senate contestANCHORAGE, AK — With less than three weeks until Election Day, a new poll shows independent Dr. Al Gross now leads GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan. The poll, conducted by Harstad Strategic Research, a respected pollster group with ample experience in Alaska, a notoriously hard state to poll, shows that Dr. Gross now has a one-point lead against Sen. Sullivan—showing a massive shift […] Read More
October 16, 2020October 23, 2020 by Will SolteroMat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Gov. Tony Knowles for Independent for Al GrossIn my eight years as Governor, one of my proudest accomplishments was creating Denali Kidcare with bi-partisan support in the Legislature. In partnership with the federal government, it provided access to health care for children and pregnant women in low-income families who didn’t qualify for Medicaid and couldn’t otherwise pay for health insurance. After its […] Read More