By MEGS TESTARMATA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garnered lots of support from Alaskans who liked what they heard when he declared his independent bid for president. Volunteers collected over 5,900 signatures from Ketchikan to Utqiagvik to petition him onto Alaska’s presidential ballot.
His policies regarding health, medical freedom, and corporate capture (corporate political influence) were some of the reasons we wanted him as our leader. Those reasons still stand with his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
RFK Jr. suspended his campaign yet remained on the ballot. He told his supporters to vote for Trump as a vote for him. Despite that request, 5,670 Alaskan voters voted for him for president. That’s 2,630 more votes than the next third-party candidate, Libertarian Chase Oliver. In Alaska 1.7% of the votes went to Kennedy, a higher percentage than any other state except Montana.
Adding Kennedy’s 1.7% to the 54.5% of Alaskans voting for Trump gave MAGA 56.2% of Alaska’s vote versus 41.4 % for the Kamala Harris. A 15-point difference sends a resounding message to our senators that we want Kennedy to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA).
Our senators are supposed to represent us, the people of Alaska, not their own opinions. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s failure to commit to representing us does not sit well with Alaska voters. She has met with RFK Jr. but has not committed to support him.
On the other hand, Sen. Dan Sullivan also met with RFK Jr. and posted this on his Facebook, “I had a very productive meeting yesterday with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. We spoke at length about tackling the roots of our country’s chronic disease epidemic and about Alaska’s unique health care challenges. I was particularly impressed with his knowledge of Alaska, the Indian Health Service, and the issues surrounding rural health care. I look forward to working with Bobby in his new role as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. MAHA!!”
What is holding Senator Murkowski back from committing to the same? Dr. Robert Redfield, former CDC director, wrote in September’s 2024 Newsweek that Kennedy is the right choice.
Doesn’t Sen. Murkowski want to Make America Healthy Again and prioritize people over the for-profit medical-industrial complex?
Health is not a political issue. It is a human issue.
If Murkowski wants to put Alaskans before politics, and people before Big Pharma profits, this is her chance.
Kennedy does not hesitate to put “Country before Party” and “People over Politics.” He has maintained his stance on the chronic disease epidemic crippling our country while running as a Democrat, then an independent, and now being nominated by a Republican president.
When he suspended his campaign he said, “We need to love our children more than we hate each other.”
Later that day, he spoke of divine intervention: “Since 2005, I spent 30 minutes praying every day when I get out of bed. For 19 years, I asked God to put me in a position where I could end the chronic disease epidemic and bring health back to our children, and in August, God sent me Donald Trump.”
Kennedy has been chosen. His prayer and our nation’s healing are on the verge of realization. With respect for the divine and for the love of our children and future generations, Sen. Murkowski needs to vote to Make America Healthy Again with Kennedy in the lead.
Alaska’s militia of Kennedy supporters devoted many hours, often adverse weather conditions, to collect signatures and then campaign for RFK Jr. We are ready to activate and campaign against any Alaska senator who ignores Alaska voters and sabotages Kennedy’s calling to Make America Healthy Again as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
If not him, then who?
If not now, then when?
Make America Healthy Again now with RFK Jr.
Contact Senator Murkowski to voice your support for RFK Jr. and find 5 friends to do the same today! Sen. Murkowski’s office is 907-271-3735; 907-376-7665; 202-224-6665; fax 877-857-0322 or 202-224-5301.
Megs Testarmata, is a former scientist, commercial fisher, teacher, and engineer, who has lived and worked in Southeast Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula, Western Alaska, and the Aleutians during her 40+ years in Alaska. She was the lead volunteer for RFK Jr’s campaign in Alaska.
