Wrangell Sentinel -

For the sake of this holiday political fable, let’s assume there is a Santa Claus and the all-knowing gift giver tracks your behavior 365 days a year, not just the month or so before Christmas — much like your phone, your web browsing history, Alexa, front-door camera or whatever other electronic tracking device that watches over you.

Santa knows who has been naughty or nice long before anyone starts wrapping December presents.

And let’s hope that Santa — and coastal Alaska voters — have been making the list and checking it twice for the past few years. And checking the state ferry schedule.

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