2014 Alaska gubernatorial election and Mallott merged their campaigns to appear on the November ballot as a single independent ticket, which the Alaska Democratic Party endorsed. On this ticket, Walker ran for governor with Mallott as his running mate. Both candidates' former running mates withdrew. Parnell was considered vulnerable, as reflected in his low approval ratings. The consensus among "The Cook Political Report", "Governing", "The Rothenberg Political Report", "Sabato's Crystal Ball", "Daily Kos Elections", and others was that the contest was a tossup. Former Republican governor Sarah Palin, who had praised Parnell as her successor when she resigned in 2009, endorsed Walker and Mallott,
Alaska pollock as food rinsing of rice) to make a clear soup, "bugeo-guk". Dried Alaska pollock head, referred to as "bugeo-daegari", is a common broth ingredient in Korean cuisine. Other dishes made from "bugeo" include "bugeo-jeok" (skewered), "bugeo-jangajji" (pickled), "bugeo-jeon" (pan-fried), and "bugeo-jorim" (simmered). A dish called "bugeo-bopuragi", literally "bugeo lint", is made by grating well-dried Alaska pollock into "lint" and seasoning it. "Bugeo" can be thinly sliced, seasoned and dried to make fish jerky, called "bugeo-po", which can be eaten plain or used as an ingredient in other side dishes. "Hwangtae" (), which is yellow Alaska pollock, is made by drying the fish