No, 8wop, the Dems are in the minority because Big Oil has/had very deep Republican Party campaign pockets to fill.  So-called con(servatives) that came in on the Big Oil tide 35 years ago have had a jolly good laugh at keeping the Dems in the minority, but they're not laughing too loud now, because Big Oil is slowly pulling out and now true Alaskans will have to go back to paying their own way without oil revenue.  That's the truth and I'm sticking to it.  Wink, wink.