I think there is a fairly big difference in what the two parties are interested in. The Repubs may - and did - say they were going to save and strengthen Social Security, for instance; they did not say they would prevent its privatization. They did not promise to raise the minimum wage or to lower prescription drug prices. They did not say they would combat windfall profits in the oil and gas industries.

I am not a registered Democrat- In Alaska more than 60% of the people are registered Non-Partisan and I'm one of them. It's just that I most often support the Dem's goals.