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
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
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
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
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
RCV Nuclear Option: A tale of 2 Dan’s and the death of an honest ballot
Alaska's Ranked Choice Voting, and the jungle primary that it entails, rewards political camouflage, blurs distinctions and encourages candidates to appear as something they're not. I didn't expect that camouflage to be quite this
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