“Murkowski and Cheney being primaried would be an early Christmas.”
Because of Alaska’s new system, Murkowski will no doubt still be on the ballot in November. But the primary on August 16th will narrow the field down to 4 and will be a gauge of her support within the state.
“Because of Alaska’s new system, Murkowski will no doubt still be on the ballot in November.”
Maybe not ... because there will be more than two candidates for Murk’s seat, the system can be used to eliminate her from the final election day. Here is how.
Voters need to be educated on how to fill out their ballots. Since their are four candidates, voters need to select their first preference and then two more making sure that Murk’s name is not any of the three choices. The candidate with the lowest vote tally is dropped and the votes for the dropped candidate are apportioned to the remaining candidates provided they were alternate choices. If enough voters skip voting for Murk, she won’t make it to the Nov contest.