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Short chronology of the Alaskan Independence Party

1968: Discovery of oil in Prudhoe Bay
1974: construction begins on Trans-Alaska Pipeline
1976: Alaska Permanent Fund (APF) established
1977: Trans-Alaska Pipeline completed
1982: APF pays first dividend
1984: AIP recognized as political party “per emergency regulation”
1984: APF pays $331.29 dividend
1985: APF pays $404.00 dividend
1986: AIP Vogler/Rowe ticket receives 5.5% of votes cast**
1986: APF pays $556.26 dividend
1987: APF pays $708.19 [...]

McCain doesn’t want to win

but he can’t pull out, so the next best thing was to let the fundies pick an Eagleton-Ferraro-Stockdale hybrid for him. He loses, their fault: win-win. (When did he change his mind?)
In the meantime (no volume necessary):