Peltola beats Palin, first time in 50 years Alaska has a Democratic rep
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Anonymous
Ranked choice again. All Alaska elections will work like this according to a statewide referendum in 2020. |
Anonymous
Yes with Palin, Begich and another Republican. |
Anonymous
| Does overturning roe v wade have anything to do with this outcome? |
Anonymous
What does that even mean? She ran on Pro-fish (sustainable fishing practices), responsible resource management, she is gun owner, pro-choice. She ran abashadly as a Democrat, unlike past candidates who ran as Independents. She is one of the many new candidates rebranding the Dem image. See Patrick Ryan in NY who ran a values-forward, people-centric, campaign to protect our freedoms. |
Anonymous
+1 Al Gross who ran as an independent endorsed by Democrats for the Senate in 2020 was also in this race, but dropped out when it was clear she had a chance. |
Anonymous
| It’s important to know that in Alaska the Native corporations have significant political heft. That’s part of the reason Don Young lasted for a million years. He had a Native wife and had deep appreciating and understanding for the trivial self-governance system so always had their support. |
Anonymous
| The news made my day when I read the paper this morning. I was pleasantly surprised! |
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Alaskans voted for that voting system less than two years ago. |
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Yes, Alaskans voted for the system. Listen at around the ~1min mark, Palin claims they won in June before the ranked process was used. She had warned people to not comply with the ranking system. |
Anonymous
The election in June was the primary. Does she not understand that? |
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We don’t vote by party in the US. If you want that, move to the UK or another country with a parliamentary system. Peltola got the most votes. Just like Eric Adams in NYC. Deal with it. |
Anonymous
| If Palin wins in November will she still whine about ranked-choice? |