Alaska Goes Blue As Democrat Mary Peltola Defeats Sarah Palin (PoliticusUSAlink): In the final round of ranked-choice voting, Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin to win the Alaska House special election.
Donald Trump came to Alaska to rally for Palin and against Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R), and Palin still lost. Long-time Alaska political observers saw this defeat coming for Palin as she did not bother with actual campaigning. Palin did not hold events to meet voters and did not attend candidate forums.
Sarah Palin is a political loser. Her latest defeat should mark the end of her career, but she is also on the ballot for the election to serve the next full two-year House term. If Palin stays in the race and is the nominee again, she could easily lose and keep Alaska blue.
Mod: Of course, the usual sore losers are not reacting well.
Ms Peltola on Wednesday edged out Ms Palin in a historic win to become the first Democrat to represent Alaska in Congress in 50 years. She will also be the first Native Alaskan to represent the state after it formally joined the union in 1959.
But users on Truth Social were quick to denounce her victory and made claims, without showing evidence, of the election being rigged.
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