New Alaska poll: Peltola leads Sen. Sullivan, Kreiss-Tomkins ahead of Wilson in gov. race
A newly released poll by the AARP shows Democrats leading in the U.S. Senate and gubernatorial
Primary opponent Shelley Hughes backs Treg Taylor for Alaska governor
Former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Shelley Hughes has officially endorsed her primary opponent Treg Taylor in his bid to become Alaska’s next
OPINION: AK conservatives must vote strategically to avoid leftist takeover in governor’s race
Rank the three Republicans in whatever order you think best, but be sure to rank them all and leave JKT off your ballot completely. Failure to rally around all three Republicans will lead to a liberal takeover of
Even Alaska’s ranked-choice vote supporters avoid defending it
In attempting to convince Alaskans to keep its divisive ranked-choice voting system, left-wing proponents have gone out of their way to avoid mentioning the controversial voting
OPINION: For conservatives to win in November, Alaskans must rank candidates
Ranking candidates on the ballot is not a love letter to them. Nor is it disloyalty to any other candidate. It is a strategic chess move to help preserve a state that you will actually still want to live
‘We are back on the ballot’ – Treg Taylor is still in the hunt for Alaska governor
After a week of political chaos, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced that the Division of Elections will certify former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor’s nomination to run for governor in the general
Why some Alaska GOP candidates should quit if they were not the top Republican in the primary
The problem is that many voters simply do not rank candidates but prefer to choose just one candidate on the ballot. If their choice is eliminated in the first round, then their ballot is tossed out and no longer counted in future
Tom Begich quits governor’s race, unites behind fellow Democrat Kreiss-Tomkins
In an effort to consolidate the political left’s support around one Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, former Alaska legislator Tom Begich has suspended his campaign and endorsed hard-left Democrat Jonathan
Court orders one change to Alaska ballot measure aimed at ending ranked-choice voting
The high court’s only change was to order the state to include wording explaining that a successful repeal of ranked-choice voting would result in candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running separately, as they have in the
OPINION: Before dumping ranked-choice, Alaska conservatives must use it one last time
You can dislike Alaska's ranked-choice voting system and still know how to use it. If conservatives don't, they will lose the governor's
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