The former governor of Alaska, former Republican vice-presidential nominee and current political celebrity has entered the race for Alaska’s one congressional seat. The Alaska Republican Party also endorsed Tshibaka over Murkowski. First, instead of a Republican primary and Democratic primary, candidates will run in an all-party primary. This is called ranked-choice voting, and some democracy-reform experts hope it can take some of the extreme partisanship out of politics. In Alaska, that could weaken farther-right candidates such as Palin, who presumably has a devoted but narrow base.

Source: Washington Post April 06, 2022 01:11 UTC