I'm also amazed at this copy: "The Associated Press made the call at 1:41 p.m. ET."
Really? So they either they made the call before the election, or they will make it later today?
I believe VDH gives her no chance in the general.
That’s why everyone should use the 24 hour clock.
Do it in Zulu time as well.
We all know she would advance, but she actually beat Kelly Tschibaka. I wonder how many Democrats voted for Lisa.
She was expected to make it into the top 4, but what position was she?
I wouldn’t vote for Murkowski under any circumstance, consequences be damned.
probably am
9.41 pm there
Cowski will get crushed in the general, G-d willing.
Another way of looking at these results is that in an open primary 58% voted against the Hag based on early returns. I expect the rural vote, which is apparently not yet in, will go even more heavily against her. It now a matter of projecting how many Dems who supported the Dem candidate Chesbro will vote for the Hag in November. The other top four Republican, Kelley, should do the right thing and drop out.
Keeping Merkowski means that Alaska has either gone the way of South Carolina with respect to their keeping Lindsey Graham in office or their elections are all rigged. I believe the latter.
Bookmark
We got rid of Cheney (at least at a Congressional level) and we gained Sarah Palin.
I guess they mistyped. I think they meant am
Alaska has a crazy system (”ranked choice”) which they implemented for the first time this year.
Basically it’s not worth voting, because if your candidate comes in last, your candidate and your votes are removed and added to the totals of the other candidates...the lowest one is then removed...and so on.
We need to go back to closed primaries, where you have one person voting in person for another person of their party on election day (although as in the past, accommodations can be made for people who are home-bound, traveling or for some other legitimate reason can’t make it on election day). Even a couple of days of early IN-PERSON voting would be okay.
But no open primaries, ranked choice, mail-ins for all, etc.
There was no "Republican Senate primary" - no such thing as party nominees in Alaska anymore with the open jungle primaries.
The author at The Hill is Julia Manchester.
I am wondering if she is the granddaughter of William & Julia Manchester (the author)
Kelly also advanced so I read. I realized I don’t understand Alaskan elections. They advanced not won. Must as screwed up as California.
Freepers don’t understand how this works in Alaska
The top four vote getters advance to general election 11-8
Then the weird counting starts again
If nobody then gets 50% plus one vote but you have to rank all four
They then throw out last place and count again using voters second choice as their “vote”
If still nobody wins majority in then a three way count
They count last time between final two
Where winner is clearly defined via ranking down to only two
It stinks to me and clearly favors moderates and is open to party shifts which is why murkowski pushed for it to become law
Alaska GOPe out outnumber Dems 2.5 to one
60% is unaffiliated but break GOPe
Hence 11-8 will likely be Murkowski and Tshkaki(sic)
And Murkowski should lose handily given in potus elections dems haven’t won since 1964 so few dems to votes to offset
And polls have Tshibaki way ahead in the lead up
A number of dems ranked Murkowski first as asked and solicited because they know a dem can’t win and they prefer her
But in the general with just her and trumper she will lose
Not enough dems to offset 20 to 30 points behind in polling
And the Alaska GOPe censured her and promoted this alternative to beat her
Ranked choice is a problem it’s too complicated first off
Closed primaries and runoffs is the best way