I never said he was a RINO or a moderate, not even close to saying that.
Begich was a good candidate and would have made a fine representative, which is all the more reason why his voters (a large number of whom probably already hated Palin to begin with) REALLY resent her fairly late entry into the race.
And and such, the Begich voters may have spitefully left Palin off their ballot or even voted for the Rat as their #2 choice.
In something effectively like a 1-on-1 race (with 2 irrelevant candidates rounding out the ballot), Begich would have easily stomped the liberal Democrat and even Rigged Choice Voting would not have saved her.
But now we have the potential for a real mess, and the same applies to the rematch for a full term in November.
You may be right!
( ... but you’re not)