Also-Ran Begich Blames Sarah For GOP Losing Alaska’s Lone House Seat
Republican Nick Begich, who finished third in the Alaska special election for state's lone House seat, say Palin told supporters don't rank candidates in the balloting.
View Source | September 2, 2022 8:10 pm
Novel, ranked-choice voting system has voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Begich says Democrat Mary Peltola’s victory “really boils down to Sarah Palin.”
Palin’s campaign is telling Begich to drop out of November’s rematch race between the two GOP candidates and Peltola, who now has advantage of being incumbent.
As a result of the ranked-choice system, Begich was eliminated after first round for coming in third place His votes were then divided between Palin, Peltola.
Palin called Begich, who has lost three elections a “three-time loser” who “insists on staying in Alaska’s congressional race after repeatedly failing to garner a majority of Republican votes.”
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