Alaska Republican drops out of three-way
House race, dealing surprise blow to Democrats nationally
Posted By: NorthernDog, 8/23/2024 7:31:50 PM
In what may be a surprise blow to Democrats' chances of holding a key red state seat in the U.S. House, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced Friday she is suspending her campaign for Congress. Dahlstrom was in what was essentially a three-way race with incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich III, who comes from a prominent political family in The Last Frontier. (Snip) Though the two GOP candidates garnered more votes than Peltola, she was named the winner after the hierarchical rounds of ranked choice vote tallying concluded. Under the system, the lowest vote-getter is eliminated
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Alaska Republican drops out of three-way
House race, dealing surprise blow to Democrats nationally 14 replies
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Philanderer Doug Emhoff a ‘Progressive
Sex Symbol’ 19 replies
Philanderer Doug Emhoff a ‘Progressive
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Although she was a good candidate the Dems have been winning this seat using the crooked Rank Choice gimmick. Now with only 1 Republican in the race the Democrat will almost certainly be vanquished in Nov.