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 with radish to make "kodari-jorim". Alaska pollock roe, generally referred to simply as "pollock roe", is a popular culinary ingredient in Japan, Korea, and Russia. In Korea, the roe is traditionally called "myeongnan" () and the salted roe is called "myeongnan-jeot" (). The roe was introduced to Japan after World War II, and is called "mentaiko" () in Japanese. The milder, less spicy version is called "tarako" () in Japanese. In Russia, Alaska pollock roe is sold as a canned product suspended in oil, which gives it a soft paste-like consistency. Alaska pollock as food Alaska pollock ("Gadus chalcogrammus"), a