Republican primary voters have ignored polls and their party leaders when choosing candidates this year. They care most about Donald Trump’s endorsement and sending the establishment a message, and this could cost them the Senate.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor.
A handful of Republicans are decrying the system of ranked-choice voting after Democrat Mary Peltola eked out a victory over two GOP candidates to win the special election for Alaska’s at-large House seat, securing a historic win for Democrats.
Republicans are fretting after the Trump-backed Sarah Palin lost to a Democrat in an Alaska special election to fill the late GOP Rep. Don Young s seat.
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