Alaska is such a huge state! If you were to imagine it positioned over the Lower 48, Alaska would stretch from the Atlantic Ocean across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
The McCain/Palin team should use this image every day. If a Democrat from Alaska was on the ticket, the “Main Stream Media” would let every American see it, as a symbol of the importance of her job as Governor. Imagine the comparison with Delaware if the parties were reversed.
Hat Tip: maica – Free Republic
Yea that’s not true; here you are using a projection that distorts the size of the poles. Alaska would barely stretch from Houston to LA when you include those islands, the real size of Alaska is a bit more than double Texas. And don’t forget, Alaska’s population is only 0.2% of the US total pop.