Primary is over, and Dan Sullivan is off and running

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A STUDY IN CONTRASTS AS AL GROSS BECOMES MASKED AND MUFFLED

Sen. Dan Sullivan just released a post-primary video touting some of his greatest strengths — his unending energy, devotion to Alaska, and doing what he promised to do when first elected in 2014.

In the video, he’s clipped in old footage of him running on trails in Alaska — as he is known to be an avid runner, even in Washington, D.C.

Then, the one-minute video shows that he has delivered on the promises he made to work on jobs, strengthen the military in Alaska, improving care for veterans and their families, and opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Also, he’s championed cleaning the oceans of plastic, worked to bring solutions to opioid addiction, and strengthened Alaska’s fisheries.

The ad is in stark contrast to the message from his opponent Al Gross, who recently featured himself gasping for air in a video, while he labored to speak behind a ladybug mask, which kept getting sucked into his lips as he read from the teleprompter:

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