Alaska Showdown: Gov. Dunleavy to Challenge Murkowski in 2028 Senate Race

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[DIRTYSECRET]

Dunleavy, like Murkowski, has managed to navigate Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system, a framework critics argue tilts in favor of Democrats. The system helped pave the way for Democrat Mary Peltola’s upset victory in the at-large House race, a seat Republicans had held for decades under the late Don Young.

Murkowski, however, “has never faced a challenger like him,” one source emphasized, pointing to Dunleavy’s unusually broad base of support that extends beyond traditional conservative circles.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: alaska; donyoung; dunleavy; lisamurkowski; marypeltola; mikedunleavy; murky

[DIRTYSECRET]

I can dig it. Lisa can quit or run for governor in '26. Dunleavy can then appoint himself to finish out her term or she can do it as gov. She'd probably appoint a democrat. Still having her as governor would be less damaging than she is in the senate. Think DeWine getting kicked upstairs to the state capital. Kim Reynolds could walk right into the seat being vacated by Ernst.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Never mind that Dunleavy/Reynolds could be squishy. Governors have done state wide, are well known and will allow resources to go into other races. Then there’s the replenishment factor-new blood.

Murkowski and Dunleavy trading seats. Interesting concept but Lisa-don’t trust her.

[GMThrust]

She just needs to go away, period. I’m so sick of her ignoring the people of this great state. Every email I send gets a I don’t care about the people of Alaska, response. Dunleavy needs to be stronger to fight against this RCV crap. There seems to be a discombobulated “fight” to rid it again in 26 or 28. There is no one centralized voice to combat it.

[rbg81]

I agree, she is worthless and needs to go.

[9422WMR]

The ranked smell voting stinks as bad as murkow-ski.
How did the people of AK get so dumb?

[boycott]

Murkowski is only 68. She looks like she's already starting to fossilize.

[Robert DeLong]

Good, now if we could get some good candidates to stand up in Maine & Louisiana to get rid of 4 RINOs in the midterm elections with better non-RINO Republicans as replacements.

[alternatives?]

She looks like Martha Raddatz.

[Maine Mariner]

Unfortunately, the backbench of Republican candidates is slim. Except for governor and lt. governor there are no state-wide elected state officers. Which ever party hold a major of the total number of state senators and state representatives, meet and select the secretary of state, attorney general and so forth. So of course all those offices are held by Rats.

[God luvs America]

Raddatz- another worthless POS....

[Robert DeLong]

It doesn’t preclude someone unknown to step forward. Prayers are often answered. 😁👍

[dfwgator]

She will run as a Rat.

[Mouton]

Karin of Anchorage, the face that sunk a thousand ships.

[pleasenotcalifornia]

Dunleavy is pro-life.
Murkowski is pro-choice.

[unclebankster]

She looks like Martha Raddatz.

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[ByteMercenary]

If we can eliminate Rancid Crappy Voting (RCV) and limit mail-in balloting to out-of-country USA citizens and to the provably immobile folks, that would fix much of our election issues.

There is now a push to allow voting by your web server. They guarantee that your vote is secure and will be counted as you intended. As a person involved with IT technologies for over 30 years I call bull-shiite on that. Any internet system that involves voting in the USA would be hacked before it went online and the result would be Mickey Mouse as POTUS.