How Ranked Choice Voting Is Scrambling Partisan Politics Up North – By Christina Cauterucci (Slate) / Aug 17, 2022
Alaska’s new voting system will likely help Lisa Murkowski. What will it do for Sarah Palin?
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The polls were just beginning to open in Anchorage on Tuesday morning when Mary Peltola, a candidate in the special election for Alaska’s single House seat, received a text from one of her competitors.
Peltola, a Democrat who is running against two Republicans, had served in the state Legislature during part of Sarah Palin’s tenure as governor. The two women were pregnant at the same time, which led to an across-the-aisle bond.
That morning, Palin texted Peltola a courtesy weather report: cold and damp, with intermittent rain. She knew they both planned to spend the day greeting supporters and holding signs on street corners.
“We both run a little bit on the chilly side, and so I was so thankful,” Peltola said. “It’s such an Alaskan thing to do, is let your friends know what gear they need for the day. So I knew I needed to wear my long johns, thanks to Sarah’s text.”
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