Posted on 11/23/2022 5:31:54 PM PST by FarCenter
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won re-election in Alaska, dealing former President Donald Trump another loss in what has largely been a miserable midterm cycle for his hand-picked candidates in competitive Senate races.
Murkowski, one of only seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump at his second impeachment trial, survived a challenge from Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, in the state’s first Senate election to be decided by ranked-choice voting.
Rather than limiting voters to one choice, the format allows for candidates to be ranked in order of preference. Neither Murkowski nor Tshibaka, the top two-vote getters in the first round of the Nov. 8 general election, had a majority after first choices were tabulated, triggering runoff rounds Wednesday in which ballots listing eliminated candidates were reallocated to the voter’s next choices.
Murkowski, Tshibaka, Democrat Patricia Chesbro and Republican Buzz Kelley all advanced from a nonpartisan August primary. Kelley later dropped out and endorsed Tshibaka, but he remained on the ballot. Wednesday’s runoff began with the second-choice votes from those who preferred the last-place Kelley being dispersed among the remaining three candidates. Chesbro was eliminated next, and the second-choice votes from her ballots helped put Murkowski over the threshold.
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It was installed by Murkowski’s staff, or recent Ex-staff.
But, Mitch McConnell put the money behind her.
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I sure hope so. It’s a ridiculous and nonsensical system.
another seat for the democrats
The fix is in, again.
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Some might remember Susan Collins (R) wanted to run for State office - Gov, I guess, and Chuck Schumer called her and told her she was more valuable to them where she is, in the Senate.
It goes way beyond Murkowski
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I wonder how much of that money was from the FTX campaign cash he got, and used to help Trump haters get re-elected.
Tshibaka won the initial tally, before the fraudsters went into 'KEEP COUNTING' mode of RANK (as in STENCH) choice voting.
I don't think the U.S.A. will survive the THEFT OF OUR VOTES much longer, but.. THAT'S THE PLAN ANYWAY.
The McConnell taint lickers on this site should be pleased.
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The same Republicans will block Trump again, if the Indictments don’t work.
The same ones that protected Hunter, Joe, and brother James for four years.
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A nother loss for the people at Alaska.
Who ever heard of a numbers game elelottery ?
The choice that’s rank.
Rank-Choice.
Kelly Tshibaka was a very high quality candidate and ran a great campaign. But, that will not win a corrupt election any more than the best poker player in the world going up against a marked deck.
And, I bet, money from FTX.
Ranked voting killed Palin and saved Murk thanks to the GOPe for shoving that BS through. Traitors.
Ranked voting killed Palin and saved Murk thanks to the GOPe for shoving that BS through. Traitors.
I’m at the point of boycotting any future elections when the only choice is a Democrat or a rino.
murky
one of the 12 traitors who just voted for the Christian persecution bill
This is devastating…Alaska just voted in a crooked RAT BITCH!!! Ugh! The bitch will never DIE! She is botox Nancy’s twin! The freaking bad news just keeps on coming! …CHIT!!!!
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