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

Posted on 08/29/2025 12:15:24 PM PDT by 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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KEYWORDS: 2028election; alaska; donyoung; dunleavy; election2028; lisamurkowski; marypeltola; mikedunleavy; murky; rankedchoice

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To: 9422WMR

I didn’t do it.


21 posted on 08/29/2025 5:25:00 PM PDT by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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To: vpintheak

Don’t forget the unions. Especially the public sector unions. Also keep in mind that 20 percent is a huge turnout. The feds and the state set the cost of evrything up here since they don’t care what they pay for anything.


22 posted on 08/29/2025 5:28:41 PM PDT by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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To: Robert DeLong

I will be doing a lot of praying.
The Demorat primary for governor will be very interesting:
the Secretary of State, Bellows, has announced she is running for the nomination for governor. She tried to keep President Trump’s name off the ballot. Congresswoman Pingree’s daughter is also seek the nomination as is Angus King’s son.


23 posted on 08/29/2025 5:30:54 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Alaska is a very Republican, but not very conservative state - though it is right of center. However, Dan Sullivan is more the Republican brand there vs. Lisa Murkowski - he’s much more conservative than she has been in her last two terms especially. Another Dan Sullivan type would be a vast improvement.


24 posted on 08/29/2025 5:36:08 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: 9422WMR

We moved back to AK prior to the last election. This was our first encounter with it so I did a LOT of research on it. I think they made it difficult to understand purposefully. Was you read and reread and reread the directions, you get the idea. If I didn’t read the directions I would have just checked Trump for every round, which would have negated my vote. As f’d up as that sounds, it confused a lot of people. The outright lies on commercials didn’t help. My favorite was one that said if you repeal RCV, the military will lose their vote. No kidding...


25 posted on 08/29/2025 6:16:43 PM PDT by GMThrust
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To: GMThrust

Wow, can’t imagine having to live with such a corrupt political situation.


26 posted on 08/29/2025 6:25:30 PM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: FrozenAssets

Being in a good union here and knowing a lot of good union hands in several unions; I am positive the vast majority of the hands support conservatives. Tue union heads play the political games and try to tell us who to vote for, but not doesn’t work for most of us.


27 posted on 08/29/2025 6:36:41 PM PDT by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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To: vpintheak

That’s good to kmow.


28 posted on 08/29/2025 10:29:01 PM PDT by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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To: drypowder

**The good people of Alaska needs to get rid of their rank choice voting system**

RCV or not this may get Lisa to call it a career.


29 posted on 08/30/2025 7:02:16 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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