claim: The 1998 American action drama film The Man in the Iron Mask was written by Randall Wallace.
evidence: The 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4 , 2008 , as part of the 2008 United States presidential election held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia .. 2008 United States presidential election. United States presidential election, 2008. District of Columbia. District of Columbia. Alaska. Alaska. Voters chose 3 electors , or representatives to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .. Electoral College. Electoral College ( United States ). President. President of the United States. Vice President. Vice President of the United States. Alaska was won by Republican nominee John McCain with a 21.5 % margin of victory .. John McCain. John McCain. Alaska. Alaska. Prior to the election , all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win , or otherwise considered as a safe red state .. red state. Red states and blue states. Democratic nominee Barack Obama did , however , perform better in 2008 than Democratic nominee John Kerry did in 2004 .. Barack Obama. Barack Obama. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). John Kerry. John Kerry. United States presidential election in Alaska, 2004. The presence of popular Governor Sarah Palin on the ticket as the Republican Party 's vice presidential nominee appeared to help .. Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin. Governor. Governor of Alaska. vice presidential. Vice President of the United States. The McCain-Palin ticket received just a slightly smaller percentage of Alaskan votes than did Bush-Cheney in 2004 despite the nation 's swinging Democrat by nearly 5 % -LRB- 48.3 % to 52.9 % -RRB- .. United States presidential election in Alaska, 2004. Polls from April until August indeed showed John McCain with a slim lead , with one poll taken in early August showing Obama five points ahead .. John McCain. John McCain. However , from when Sarah Palin was announced as McCain 's running mate on August 29 , polls showed John McCain consistently ahead .. John McCain. John McCain. Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin. RealClearPolitics gave the state an average of 55.8 % for McCain , compared to 41.3 % for Obama .