Sarah Palin loses special election for Alaska House seat (democrat, Republican, liberals)

[kell490]

Could the GOP actually lose the house this year? GOP candidates scrubbing their websites of extreme abortion views. I just saw an attack ad when I was at the gym last night showed Blake Masters wants to put doctors in prison, and ban birth control. He scrubbed his website of all his extremism now he says he is good with 12 week abortions.

How is it possible a democrat won in Alaska.

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by genesiss23

This wasn't a primary but a special election. Alaska uses ranked choice voting. That means a good number of those who voted for Begich did not like Palin.

The November election will have 4 candidates; Penolta, Palin, Begich and Sweeney.

Sweeney is dropping out, so it will likely be Libertarian Chris Bye who finished 5th in the Primary as the 4th

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by SanJuanStar

I'm not from Alaska so I don't know fully the voting laws. All the poll predictions for the general is red but just now Cook report printed toss up.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_U...ka#Predictions

Republicans were strongly expected to win the Special Election and the General Election. Following the results of the Special, the General predictions have changed. It will be the same three main candidates in November with Peltola, Palin and Begich (a 4th might be on the ballot)

[FordBronco1967]

While it is certainly not a good look for the Republican Party to lose in Alaska, the results are not all doom and gloom.

Republican candidates drew about 58% of the vote, in the first round of ranked choice voting. For comparison, in the 2020 election, President Trump received 52.83% of the vote, and Representative Young received 54.4% of the vote. Republicans improved their standing, when compared to just two years ago.

If not for ranked choice voting, the Republicans would have won this race...

[FordBronco1967]

Originally Posted by Technician5thGrade

The Democrats are in the middle and appealing to a broad coalition of people now. That’s just how it is.

Student loan "relief" and spending package after spending package is not "the middle".

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by FordBronco1967

While it is certainly not a good look for the Republican Party to lose in Alaska, the results are not all doom and gloom.

Republican candidates drew about 58% of the vote, in the first round of ranked choice voting. For comparison, in the 2020 election, President Trump received 52.83% of the vote, and Representative Young received 54.4% of the vote. Republicans improved their standing, when compared to just two years ago.

If not for ranked choice voting, the Republicans would have won this race, handedly...

If that was the case you would have seen it translate in Ranked Choice Voting.

[FordBronco1967]

Originally Posted by Technician5thGrade

But they didn’t win and held the seat the last 50 years. That’s telling. MAGA has killed the GOP.

A result from ranked-choice voting is not indicative of nationwide results, given that the vast majority of states do not utilize the system.

[SanJuanStar]

Wishful thinking. This is Alaska, not a left wing socialist state:




First Round:


Peltola (D) 74,496 Palin (R) 58,149 Begich (R) 52,320 = 110,460 Republican votes to 74,496 Democrat.

Now the Maximum Round is weird. I will wait for the general.

[SanJuanStar]

Originally Posted by Technician5thGrade

The GOP is going to get wiped out in November. Too far right. And the MAGA leader may be fighting for his life by then. Literally.

Wiped out? LOL ok

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by SanJuanStar

Wishful thinking. This is Alaska, not a left wing socialist state:




First Round:


Peltola (D) 74,496 Palin (R) 58,149 Begich (R) 52,320 = 110,460 Republican votes to 74,496 Democrat.

Now the Maximum Round is weird. I will wait for the general.

This was the General for the Special Election. The General in November will have the same rules.