” Without the RCV, wouldn’t the Democrat have already won? “
Without Rigged Choice Voting there would have been *separate* primaries as there always had been before. Then Palin (or Begich) would have advanced to meet the Democrat 1-on-1 in the general election.
Begich would mop the floor with Peltola. Palin may have been able to win a 1-on-1 matchup but she is so polarizing that it would without any shadow of a doubt have been closer than it would if it was Begich vs. Peltola.
Now under RCV it is forced to be a 3-way race. And if Begich voters hate Palin enough (Alaska will let us know when they’re done “counting” in 2 weeks) that they either left their #2 choice blank or, worse yet, voted for the Eskimo, the liberals who foisted RCV onto the ignorant voters of Alaska in 2020 will celebrate like there’s no tomorrow.
Thank you both for clarifying the folly of RCV. My brain was working in reverse today.
How the hell did this sh*t RCV pass in the red state of Alaska?? It passed in Maine, but Maine is a blue state.
Can RCV be reversed somehow in Alaska before 2024?