AK-AL Special election: Peltola wins!

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/RebeccaPalsha/status/1565132891289681925

My god, she may just do it. She may just keep the seat in Peltola's hands.

[Ferguson97]

https://twitter.com/RebeccaPalsha/status/1565132891289681925

[Anzeigenhauptmeister]

For all the s*** Republicans have talked about representing physical land area over the last decade or so, it sure is nice to win the largest, least densely-populated state in the country.

I think if you look at the boroughs and census areas, that has always been the case.
But as Republican trolls like to point out: AlAsKa HaS nO cOuNtIeS!!!11!

Speaking of which: I'd love to se the House district map of this lection, CNN hasn't provided one yet. I'm especially interested to see how HD 1 and 24 have voted.

[new_patomic]

https://twitter.com/RebeccaPalsha/status/1565132891289681925?s=20&t=qgzUlssT...

Will definitely be interesting to see how the next two months play out

[Minnesota Mike]

I literally don't remember the last time that the election predictions were this wrong:

Probably Kendra Horn winning OK-05 in 2018.

[Oryxslayer]

I literally don't remember the last time that the election predictions were this wrong:

TX-27 in 2010 apparently, which in hindsight given what we know about South Texas turnout patterns, maybe shouldn't have been that surprising.

[7,052,770]

Should Peltola make a run for the Senate in 2026? If she wins in November and also in 2024, then certainly, but maybe she should regardless as someone who has won a statewide race.

[Neo-Malthusian Misanthrope]

You know, I also have to wonder if the unsung hero of this whole ordeal is Al Gross, or if he just would have been eliminated first and we would have ended up with this result anyway.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Peltola 2032 after Dark Brandon finishes his 3rd term.

[7,052,770]

You know, I also have to wonder if the unsung hero of this whole ordeal is Al Gross, or if he just would have been eliminated first and we would have ended up with this result anyway.

There are probably enough people who just don't "get" ranked choice voting and just pick 1 that even if he came in 4th and sent almost all of his votes to Peltola, it still would have broken the race to Palin.

[Anti-Trump Truth Socialite JD Vance Enjoying Juror]

I literally don't remember the last time that the election predictions were this wrong:

Probably Kendra Horn winning OK-05 in 2018.

In 2016 MN-01 was rated as Safe D and was actually a <1% Democratic victory. Narrowly missed being a “safe” flip.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

I literally don't remember the last time that the election predictions were this wrong:

TX-27 in 2010 apparently, which in hindsight given what we know about South Texas turnout patterns, maybe shouldn't have been that surprising.

Wasn't that Likely though?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

You are beautiful Alaska!!!

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/cinyc9/status/1565137396320059400?s=20&t=ns4utw9ZYYu6KRC...

The write-in vote transfers BTW, for those who are interested. Given what we know about the geography of this vote, the Begich ones were probably just momentarily there before moving to Peltona.

[CookieDamage]

If Dems can hold a Biden +2 seat AND pick up a Trump +10 seat they have a real chance to hold the house

[CadetCashBoi]

This calls for some good Democrat celebration music!
https://youtu.be/gqsT4xnKZPg

[Neo-Malthusian Misanthrope]

You know, I also have to wonder if the unsung hero of this whole ordeal is Al Gross, or if he just would have been eliminated first and we would have ended up with this result anyway.

There are probably enough people who just don't "get" ranked choice voting and just pick 1 that even if he came in 4th and sent almost all of his votes to Peltola, it still would have broken the race to Palin.

Huh, so it turns out the unsung heroes are people who don't understand ranked choice voting, if Begich having more votes exhausted than was expected is anything to go by... That or, you know, Palin's unpopularity. Sounds like a perfect conflagration if I have my five-dollar words in order.

[JMT]

Go Peltola!!

Today is a bad day for former Governors being in the House (Charlie Crist resigns, and Palin loses…)

Interested to see what happens for the general now! My guess is Palin will stay in the race, but probably comes in third in November now. I think enough voters will switch from Palin to Begich. Then Begich is probably favored to defeat Peltola (unfortunately).

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

This calls for some good Democrat celebration music!
https://youtu.be/gqsT4xnKZPg

I'm sad that it wasn't this:

[CookieDamage]

Go Peltola!!

Today is a bad day for former Governors being in the House (Charlie Crist resigns, and Palin loses…)

Interested to see what happens for the general now! My guess is Palin will stay in the race, but probably comes in third in November now. I think enough voters will switch from Palin to Begich. Then Begich is probably favored to defeat Peltola (unfortunately).

Can yall stop being downers for one second like...

[Anzeigenhauptmeister]

Good-bye, Momma Bear! 👋🏻
It must really suck to lose three elections in a row...

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/lisamurkowski/status/1565148297815363585

[Progressive Pessimist]

Go Peltola!!

Today is a bad day for former Governors being in the House (Charlie Crist resigns, and Palin loses…)

Interested to see what happens for the general now! My guess is Palin will stay in the race, but probably comes in third in November now. I think enough voters will switch from Palin to Begich. Then Begich is probably favored to defeat Peltola (unfortunately).

Can yall stop being downers for one second like...

We're Democrats, it's in our nature.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

First it was the Kansas amendment, then it was Pat Ryan winning, and now Sarah Palin going through yet another humiliating election defeat. I have been in a nonstop high for nearly a month now.