I was interested in reading the comments to see what the batterer- sympathizers would come up with to defend him! Only fools forgive behavior that's on never-ending repeat. And I'll bet the sympathizers who expect victims to cave like that would not apply the same forgiveness to a female repeat offender. Don Young is a proven racist and misogynist. Replacing him with an equal rights respecting candidate would benefit all Alaskans the same as white male Alaskans.