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Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola was declared the winner of the nation's first ranked-choice voting contest on Wednesday night and will fill Last Frontier's lone seat in the United States House of Representatives.
"Peltola, a former state legislator who will become Alaskas first indigenous member of Congress, defeated a special election field that included Palin and another Republican, Nick Begich III," Politico explained. "The Democrat finished first in the initial tally and then won enough second-choice votes from Begichs supporters to see off Palin, who had former President Donald Trumps endorsement and previously won a statewide campaign in 2006."
Palin did not respond well to her vanquishing. Despite having agreed to the rules when she became a candidate on April 1st, Palin bewailed that ranked choice voting was unfair because she lost.
"When it comes down to second and third-place votes, that's gonna decide who's gonna win? Really?" she cheeped.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/really-bewildered-sarah-palin-implodes-after-losing-congressional-race-to-a-democrat/ar-AA11lIUL
PortTack
(32,710 posts)underpants
(182,629 posts)She could drop out of the November race.
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,928 posts)lees1975
(3,841 posts)Well, they weren't on the ballot, but apparently they DON'T WANT YOU!
kysrsoze
(6,019 posts)Ha-ha-ha!
riversedge
(70,092 posts)seems this is how the Ranked choice works [per the article]
.........Peltola, Palin, and Begich will square off again for a full two-year term in the general election on November 8th.
PCIntern
(25,490 posts)Money talks
Talk is cheap
Birds go cheep
So money is for the birds
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multigraincracker
(32,641 posts)the voters spoke.
MagickMuffin
(15,933 posts)But Fool's seldom recognize how foolish they are to themselves and the outside world.