Update: Despite calls for each other to drop out to improve Republican chances, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and fellow Republican Nick Begich III will be on the November ballot for US House against Democrat Mary Peltola and Libertarian Chris Bye
“Sorry, Nick. I never retreat, I reload,” she said.Palin has been endorsedwho’s also endorsing Republican Kelly Tshibaka in her run against Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski voted to impeach Trump.
After criticizing Begich at length, and questioning his background, she said Alaskans are “disgusted by all this negative campaigning,” but that she had to speak up against Begich’s “lies” about her family and record.Later Monday, Begich’s campaign issued a statement saying he was staying in the race: “We are confident that we are on a positive trajectory to win in November,” his campaign wrote.
Palin on Monday again railed against Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system, calling it “weird,” “whack” and “cockamamie.” She said that it had “disenfranchised” Alaska voters by sending Peltola to Congress to fill the remainder of Young’s term, effectively empowering President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to lock up Alaska’s resources.
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