text: She might not have to worry about the current Alaska Republican Party. This Friday afternoon (which is when announcements unfavorable to some are released), the State Senate Majority released the results of a  recent poll of Alaskans.   I don't know how the sample was defined; however, if this is objective any clear mandate to not now address the fiscal crisis by using taxes and capping the PFD (an approach that is hateful to some current legislators) is not reflected in this report. 
  A Survey question was:  "Do you support capping the dividend and using the balance of Permanent Fund earnings for general public services?"   Results; Strongly Oppose: 33.9%, Somewhat Oppose: 11.6% , Strongly Support: 32.6% Somewhat Support:21.8%.
  
    Total support (54.4%) for capping the PFD and using the balance for spending is greater than total opposition (45.5%); therefore,this is not good news, especially for the current House Minority "conservatives"  who thwarted Senate efforts last year .