OPINION: Alaska’s primary offers conservatives cause for hope
It would be easy for conservative Republicans to get discouraged with the results of Tuesday’s primary. The Democrats did well in the statewide races, and they are going to be using that success as a talking point right up until the general
In November, Alaskans must rank top picks to avoid ballot exhaustion
You are never required to rank anyone you dislike; leave those blank. But if you mark only a single 1st choice and leave the rest empty, you are choosing to risk
Early returns in Alaska’s primary show the GOP has work cut out for general election
Preliminary results from Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary indicate that Republicans have their work cut out in the lead-up to the Nov. 3 general
WATCH: Top conservatives vying for Alaska governor reveal stances on critical social issues
For the many conservative Alaska voters who are still undecided about who to back for governor in the Aug. 18 primary, we are including a link to a unique political forum that took place earlier this year, featuring six of the top conservative
How did gubernatorial candidates answer Alaska Watchman survey questions?
This spring, the Alaska Watchman sent survey questions to candidates vying to be the state’s next governor. Today, we republish these answers to help Aug. 18 primary voters decide between the many candidates running for
PRIMARY: AK’s governor, U.S. House & Senate races are packed, but only 5 legislative races will be narrowed
Dozens of Alaska candidates vying for governor, U.S. House and U.S. Senate will be eliminated in the Aug. 18, top-four primary. However, only 5 of 50 state legislative races will see any candidates
OPINION: Alaska’s ranked-choice vote created Decoy Daniel. Full stop.
In decades of closed primaries, Alaska never saw a serious decoy candidate for a major statewide office. The structure blocked it. The top-four open primary associated with ranked-choice removed that
Leftist lawmakers freely admit ranked-choice vote protects their power in Alaska Legislature
In a new opinion piece, members of the Democrat-controlled Alaska Legislature freely admit that ranked-choice voting has empowered them to take control over the
BOB BIRD: To narrow Alaska’s gubernatorial field, consider 2 candidates who will fight judicial tyranny
Two viable candidates have the courage to fight the growing judicial tyranny under which Alaskans
In a nearly pointless AK primary, low turnout, RCV & unlimited donations may help Dems
If Democrat candidates exceed expectations in Alaska's primary election due to rich friends, RCV and low turnout, it proves how broken our election system really
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