Alaska’s June 11 Special Primary Draws 48 Candidates, Including Santa Claus (Saturday!)

A hefty slate of 48 candidates will appear on the ballot in Alaska’s June 11 special primary to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Don Young (R), who died March 18. Young, 88, was Alaska’s longest-serving member of Congress after 49 years in office. Among the more notable Republican contenders are Donald Trump-endorsed former Alaska https://www.theepochtimes.com/alaskas-june-11-special-primary-draws-48-candidates-including-santa-claus

Not smart, in this case. "Santa Claus" is described as a "progressive activist".

The primary outcome is a foregone conclusion: Sarah Palin, Nick Begich and ultra-rich, ultra-liberal Democrat Al Gross who is calling himself an "independent". All that remains is to determine who the distant 4th-place candidate for the special election in August will be.

In August, hopefully (but very unlikely) it will come down to Palin vs. Begich when "Rigged Choice Voting" (RCV) kicks in. Begich isn't a bad candidate at all, but lacks Palin's cult following. They are both good and infinitely better than the Democrat-in-disguise.

Unfortunately the more likely outcome is the liberal (Gross) and one of the Republicans being the final competitors left standing. So the winner will be determined by whoever the SECOND choice of the SECOND Republican was. Safe bet that many Begich supporters despite Sarah (and perhaps vice-versa?) so they might spitefully put Gross as their #2 choice.

In which case it's probably "Hello, Congressman Al Gross" -- at least until November when Republicans will hopefully stop being stupid and splitting the R vote.

If this sounds confusing, it's supposed to: that's how Rigged Choice Voting works, and that's why liberals love it so much.

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