They were enacted to marginalize (eliminate) conservatives in every race.
Alaska’s new electoral system was bought and paid for by big-$$$$ out-of-state liberal activist organizations, for the purpose of making Alaska a less “conservative” state, as Sarah Palin is probably about to find out firsthand.
Alaska also now serves as a guinea pig to test how Rigged Choice Voting works in a supposedly “Republican” state, before Democrats implement it nationwide as they — and numerous RINOs — are desperately trying to do.
Let’s pull apart the key phrases in the first sentence:
1) Sweeping election reforms
2) intended to reduce power of political parties
3) benefit centrist candidates
4) who don’t cater to either ideological extreme
Now look at the second sentence:
5) open, nonpartisan primaries
6) ranked-choice general election
Points 5 and 6 are a direct contradiction to the claims made in points 1 through 4.
This is all a set up to benefit the liberal establishment and screw Sarah Palin.