Democrat Mary Peltola has defeated Republican Sarah Palin in the special election for Alaska’s vacant House seat, a big upset over the former governor in the state’s first election under ranked-choice voting.
Peltola, a former state legislator who will become Alaska’s first indigenous member of Congress, defeated a special election field that included Palin and another Republican, Nick Begich III. The Democrat finished first in the initial tally and then won enough second-choice votes from Begich’s supporters to see off Palin, who had former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and previously won a statewide campaign in 2006.
"60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat 'won,'" Cotton said in a separate tweet.
Imagine that, a Republican complaining about voter disenfranchisement.
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I think Cotton's comments reflect a blue/red, Dem/Repub view of the world. Voters aren't that binary.
I think we're seeing lots more people identifying as independents. Seems to me that ranked choice voting will allow more centrist candidates to get elected and will reduce the chances that the fringe elements sneak in.
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