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Sarah Palin loses special election for Alaska House seat
CNN ^ | 8/31/22 | Eric Bradner

Posted on 08/31/2022 5:23:31 PM PDT by CrazyCatChick

Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election to fill Alaska's House seat for the remainder of 2022, according to unofficial results released by the Alaska Division of Elections, thwarting former Gov. Sarah Palin's bid at a political comeback -- at least for a few months. Peltola emerged as the victor Wednesday when Alaska's Division of Elections tabulated ranked-choice ballots in the state's first use of the system.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; butbutredwave; fakenews; oursairy; palin; peltola; redwave; redwaveonhold; stolenelection; stopthesqueal; stopthesteal; toounlikeable
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To: CrazyCatChick
Palin; Peltola; Nick Begich III, a Republican businessman from the state's most famous Democratic political family; and independent Al Gross were the four that advanced. But shortly after the primary, Gross dropped out of the race, a move that consolidated Democratic support behind Peltola.

Two republicans vs one democrat? Not rocket science to predict a winner.

61 posted on 08/31/2022 6:05:52 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: TexasGurl24

“… Palin lost this, Pelota didn’t win.”
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Hmmmm… and Begich neither won nor lost? Funny how that is. Anyhooo, in the Senate race you have your beloved moderate in Murkowski.


62 posted on 08/31/2022 6:07:05 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX!)
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To: CrazyCatChick

2 weeks this is ridiculous


63 posted on 08/31/2022 6:07:52 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
THIS is NOT the way to run an election it is totally screwed up!!!

I agree!

But people who are thinking that because Palin came in second, so she should run, aren’t looking at the Begich voters who picked Peltola as their #2. These voters will vote for Peltola over Palin in November.

Yes, ranked voting sucks but right now it’s the Law of the Land in Alaska.

64 posted on 08/31/2022 6:07:59 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: TexasGurl24

What is the breakdown for Palin voters who placed her first? How many voted for Begich second? No second choice? Or for the Dem?


65 posted on 08/31/2022 6:08:01 PM PDT by kabar
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To: CrazyCatChick

Not really. The fact Palin lost is newsworthy. She was a VP candidate. Few Have heard of the dem.


66 posted on 08/31/2022 6:09:20 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: TexasGurl24
Yeah, you are right. I was too quick

To be honest, I am infuriated at the stupidity of these voters.

But I also think Sarah Palin has been so demonized by the Democrats that many of those 11,000 have fallen for it.

67 posted on 08/31/2022 6:09:40 PM PDT by Michael.SF. ( The problem today: people are more concerned about feelings than responsibility)
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To: Jyotishi

She did, she moved to AZ, But did not stay.


68 posted on 08/31/2022 6:10:59 PM PDT by Michael.SF. ( The problem today: people are more concerned about feelings than responsibility)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
But people who are thinking that because Palin came in second, so she should run, aren’t looking at the Begich voters who picked Peltola as their #2.

And they did this because these voters can't stand Sarah Palin!

I don't know his this forum can be so detached from reality some times.

69 posted on 08/31/2022 6:11:56 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: TexasGurl24
Another way of explaining the result is that for 15,445 of Begich's voters their second choice was a Democrat instead of another Republican, Palin. So they are people that really aren't solid Republicans, but more like RINO voters.

The only reason Begich looks like he would have had a chance was because Palin's voters seemed more likely to vote Republican, and therefore less of them would have picked a Democrat as their second choice. If Palin's voters did what Begich's did he would have lost in exactly the same way that Palin did.

RINO candidates depend on highly dedicated Republican voters holding their nose and voting for them. When Republicans only vote for candidates they personally like, then RINO candidates will disappear.

70 posted on 08/31/2022 6:12:30 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: Michael.SF.; TexasGurl24; CrazyCatChick; BushCountry

That’s something else. It may be the only way such a system can work, but it is clearly weighting some choices of voters to count more than others - I don’t see how this is constitutional.

And as such, Murkowski probably has absolutely nothing to worry about at all. She will win easily in the fall.


71 posted on 08/31/2022 6:12:48 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: CrazyCatChick

How can Alaskans vote for a communist who wants to remove their source of income????? I don’t freaking get it! Red wave? Pfft!


72 posted on 08/31/2022 6:12:51 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: kabar

Palin’s votes don’t get redistributed, because she was in Second. However, there was one poll that absolutely nailed the final result.

It was taken back in July.

“Nicholas Begich beats Mary Peltola 57-43 in an RCV final pairing on August 16th, with Sarah Palin eliminated first.

The 3-way result is:

Peltola 40
Begich 31
Palin 29

In a “hypothetical” Palin-Peltola final two, Peltola wins 50.7-49.3. Palin’s negative rating? Exactly 60%!”


Given how accurate the poll was, it shows that Begich would have won in a walk if he had managed to get second place. The other way around, Palin lost this.


73 posted on 08/31/2022 6:13:54 PM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: kabar

Those who voted second for Begich did not get to have their votes counted. In total, an overwhelming number may have voted for Begich as first or second, but Palin’s second choice voters did not get to have their votes tabulated.


74 posted on 08/31/2022 6:14:43 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: kabar; TexasGurl24
What is the breakdown for Palin voters who placed her first? How many voted for Begich second? No second choice? Or for the Dem?

You can bet that >95% of the voters who picked Palin #1, picked Begich #2.

The problem for Sarah Palin is that there's a greater number of voters who picked Begich #1 and Peltola #2 rather than Begich #1 and Palin #2.

This is what dooms Sarah Palin in November.

75 posted on 08/31/2022 6:14:56 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: freeandfreezing
When Republicans only vote for candidates they personally like, then RINO candidates will disappear.

And Democrats win in that scenario.

There is a reason that Todd Akin, Christine O'Donnell, Roy Moore, Sharon Angle, and many other examples cost us winnable seats.

Candidate quality matters.

76 posted on 08/31/2022 6:16:21 PM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: FLNittany

They went all mail in, as many as they need


77 posted on 08/31/2022 6:16:26 PM PDT by Dead Dog
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To: RoseofTexas
How can Alaskans vote for a communist who wants to remove their source of income????? I don’t freaking get it! Red wave? Pfft!

A great number of Alaskans are dependent upon government handouts. That's why Murkowski keeps winning. She brings home the $$$.

78 posted on 08/31/2022 6:16:43 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: CrazyCatChick

Ranked choice voting is doing exactly what it is designed to do — make sure democrats are elected in republican districts and if a Republican is elected, make sure it is not the MAGA candidate.


79 posted on 08/31/2022 6:17:24 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: Drew68

A real election gives you one choice, one vote.

This system is not an election.


80 posted on 08/31/2022 6:17:44 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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