Palin, Begich, Gross and Peltola are early frontrunners in Alaska's special U.S. House primary

[brooklynite]

Source: Anchorage Daily News

Early results in Alaska’s 48-candidate special primary election for U.S. House Saturday showed Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III taking the lead, followed by independent Al Gross. Democratic former state Rep. Mary Peltola, in her first statewide campaign, was in fourth.

Palin, in her first campaign since resigning as Alaska governor in 2009, was the clear leader with 30%. Begich, a businessman and investor who launched his campaign before the March death of longtime Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young — which prompted Saturday’s special election — was in second with 19%.

Gross, an orthopedic surgeon who ran unsuccessfully as an independent for U.S. Senate in 2020, with the Democratic Party’s nomination, was in third with 12%.

Peltola, a former state representative from the Southwest Alaska rural hub of Bethel who’s on leave from her job in fisheries management, was in fourth with 7%. The top four candidates from the special primary will advance to an August special general election, which will be Alaska’s first using ranked choice voting.

Santa Claus is apparently in fifth place.

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[TheBlackAdder]

1. Palin. JFC the Republican Party is really debased.

[trusty elf]

2. Now even nuttier!

[Bucky]

3. Damn, I was really pulling for Santa

[Lil Liberal Laura]

8. Forget Santa

I'd root for Satan over Palin!

[certainot]

4. it might help palin's opponents to note to the public and media the role of putin in her VP

candidacy.

palin had been wooed by russsian oil and gas.

steve schmidt noted that russian-connected manafort's partner davis was instrumental in getting palin elevated above mccain's preferred choices and limbaugh would not support mccain until minutes after mccain picked palin.

the announcement was timed to the start of the limbaugh show the friday before the GOP convention. without limbaugh's support mccain didn't have a chance and they knew it.

[TheRickles]

5. Very interesting. I didn't know this, but it makes total sense. Thanks.

[certainot]

11. i'm not sure what the exact time of the announcement was that morning but

i remember hearing it reported right before he started his show and then he went on to used it to justify he could finally support mccain

i could imagine davis manafort using limbaugh's support as a carrot for choosing her. the alternative would be disastrous.

i think read that some republicans blamed limbaugh for the mccain loss for not supporting him sooner but it could have been some of that too - forcing mccain to pick palin.....

related to that limbaugh was very proud one Monday (after the election was lost but bush was still in the white house) that over the weekend he was at the white house and bush and andy card (i think) gave him a birthday cake. he was proud and related it was a chocolate cake shaped like a microphone. he might have figured out later or someone told him that might have been a "thanks a lot rush, now suck on this for the next 4 years"

[marmar]

6. Talk about someone whose 15 minutes should have expired a long time ago....

[COL Mustard]

7. In her defense...

She was clearly drunk or high. I can't mangle the English language that badly if I try!

[not fooled]

9. Wow. By now, Alaska voters have no excuse.

Caribou Barbie has long been exposed as a dimwitted fraud. Should never hold public office again.

Shame on mindless GQPee morons who look set to vote her yet again.

[Shipwack]

10. Name recognition counts for a lot...

It's not real life, but that was how Eddie Murphy got to congress in "The Distinguished Gentleman"; he had the same name as the former (deceased, white) office holder...

[SouthernDem4ever]

12. C'mon Alaska, act normal for a change

quit putting these idiots in positions of power.

[IcyPeas]

13. but, she is getting the best endorsements....

TFG
Kimberly Guilfoyle and Don Jr.
Ted Nugent
Dan Bongino
Newt Gingrich
Elise Stefanik

[keithbvadu2]

14. Only three of them are running for a full term.