Posted on 09/13/2022 5:25:01 AM PDT by cotton1706
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A little-known candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Alaska suspended his campaign Monday, hoping not to divide the GOP vote during the general election by throwing his support to a fellow Republican backed by former President Donald Trump.
Buzz Kelley, who finished fourth in the primary race, said his motivation for suspending the campaign came after Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich lost to Democrat Mary Peltola in the special general election for the state’s U.S. House seat left vacant with the death in March of U.S. Rep. Don Young.
“After the Peltola victory, the divide-and-conquer of Sarah and Nick, I don’t want to be any part of that for the Senate race,” Kelley told The Associated Press in a phone interview. He had earlier announced his decision when calling into an Anchorage radio talk show.
“I feel like Kelly Tshibaka is the best shot, and so (I am) asking anybody who supported me or my ideas if they can now throw their support behind Kelly Tshibaka,” he said.
Others in the race are incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, also a Republican, and Democrat Pat Chesbro.
Alaska voters in 2020 approved a new voting system in which party primaries have been replaced by an open primary. The top four vote-getters regardless of party affiliation move on to the general election, in which ranked choice voting is used.
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We'll see what happens in November!
So basically it’s 2 v 1. The establishment gets two kicks st the can.
excellent
These races with two republicans should not be allowed. It seems to be happening frequently latey.
In Calif. it’s 2 democrats.
Good news, this is the only way around that stupid voting.
Same in the Soviet of Washington. We have a Top Two primary. Top 2 vote getters regardless of party advances to the general in November.
We are a citizens initiative state. The Ag Commies that are Grange Members conceived and bankrolled the signature gatherers that gave us this damned debacle.
It didn’t help that double agent pretend conservative with a microphone, the formally syndicated morally bankrupt Michael Medved was an enthusiastic supporter of the misguided initiative. It’s a terrible idea just like ranked primaries Alaska voters are dealing with.
Are any FRiends from Alaska with us here this morning? I’d be curious to learn what the general opinion in the state is to how this glorious experiment in democracy is working out
They're still in bed.
Oops! Of course you’re right! It’s 442 HADT and 542 ADT!
We HATE it! The people who voted for it were sold a bill of goods. Most thought (as advertised) they were voting to get rid of “dark money” (outside of our state contributions). Time to go try to tip over a moose!
Hopefully the Cow and the Democrat will split their vote.
You would think the cow would take herself out due to her unpopularity. Liz didn’t learn either.
She thinks it’s “her” seat. Her daddy gave it to her.
Yeah true. But with no republicans. If we did a top two thing like California, it’d be a benefit for us.
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