Because of Palin’s negatives. It’s really that simple, whether you like it or not.
So you’d agree those voters aren’t conservatives, right? Seems to me that if you’re really committed to advancing conservatism you will vote for whoever you need to to do that. Case in point? I actually don’t like DJT very much as a person and would prefer that he not run again. I voted for him over Cruz in Indiana’s primary back in 2016 because I wanted to get the damn thing over with so we could start consolidating our forces against Hilary and of course I voted for him in November. I voted for him more enthusiastically in 2020 and will vote for him for a fourth time in 2024 if he wins the nomination in order to prevent a catastrophic second term for Biden.
These Alaskan voters aren’t conservatives. In general, far too many of “our voters” hate other Republicans more than they fear the Democrats who are destroying the country right before their eyes. The Democrats don’t have that problem with their people. They tell them to jump and those f***ers always say “how high?”.