She's Back

[Vrede too]

A good time was had by all.

Definitely not a cult.

*Trump hands them Eric*

I think they could’ve fit more Trumps on those shirts. They're not even trying. SAD!!!

Man these people are giving "never judge a book by its cover" a run for its money.

[GoCubsGo]

I'm taking this as a positive precursor to the midterms and a stomp on MAGA.

Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska special election to fill remainder of Rep. Don Young's term
Alaska's first ranked-choice contest saw Democrat Mary Peltola defeat former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin

[Vrede too]

I'm taking this as a positive precursor to the midterms and a stomp on MAGA.

Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska special election to fill remainder of Rep. Don Young's term
Alaska's first ranked-choice contest saw Democrat Mary Peltola defeat former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin

You beat me by nearly 4 hours . Further info and discussion:
viewtopic.php?p=173522#p173522

Your citing Faux Noise is a nice touch. They must be pissed off.

[GoCubsGo]

Your citing Faux Noise is a nice touch. They must be pissed off.

She's ruined in Alaska!

[Vrede too]

She's ruined in Alaska!

FYI folks, clip #2:

Spoiler:

Julianne Moore in Game Change (2012 film)
I haven't seen it, but it looks excellent.

[GoCubsGo]

[neoplacebo]

That should be an ad for something like "Look what being in the cult will do to you" sort of thing.

[GoCubsGo]

Hmm, she must be mistaken.

I'm not angry at all.

[O Really]

I'm not angry at all, either. In fact, I'm happier than a beagle with a belly rub when "great people like her" are kept out of Congress. And I'll happily help with enthusiasm to keep them as far from Congress as possible.

[Vrede too]

Hmm, she must be mistaken.

I'm not angry at all.

Nice whining. Is she trying to sabotage her chances of winning a full term in Nov?

[O Really]

Hmm, she must be mistaken.

I'm not angry at all.

Nice whining. Is she trying to sabotage her chances of winning a full term in Nov?

Who know? She might think she's better off to stay on the yak circuit with a new whine than to win the job and risk actually having to look like she's working.

On a (slightly) more serious note, somebody should tell her that her election problem isn't so much her politics as her personality. It appears Alaskans are tired of her act. Tired of all mouth and no action. Haven't forgiven her for bailing on her phony-baloney governor job. This little tantrum isn't helping,
But she could still get elected, if only because of Demophobic idiots Alaskans.

[Vrede too]

I'm taking this as a positive precursor to the midterms and a stomp on MAGA.

Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska special election to fill remainder of Rep. Don Young's term
Alaska's first ranked-choice contest saw Democrat Mary Peltola defeat former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin

"positive" in another HUGE way:

For first time in 233 years, Native American, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian all in U.S. House

... "It has taken 233 years for the U.S. Congress to be fully represented by this country’s indigenous peoples," Kahele, the second Native Hawaiian to represent his home state, posted on Twitter alongside a photograph of him, Peltola, and Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. "Tonight, a Native American, a Native Alaskan & a Native Hawaiian are sitting members of the people’s House."

In August, Peltola, a member of the Yup'ik people, won Alaska's special congressional election and will finish the remaining term of the late Rep. Don Young, who died in March.

Peltola, former Gov. Sarah Palin and Nick Begich ran both in a special election to fill out the rest of Young's term and will run in the general election for a new term.

After her Sept. 13, swearing in, there are now six Indigenous Americans who are representatives in the House....


U.S. House candidate Democrat Mary Peltola answers questions from a reporter prior to a forum for U.S. House candidates at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association annual conference at the Dena'ina Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. 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.

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[GoCubsGo]

Yesterdays news.

[GoCubsGo]

Yesterdays news.

Last gasps of her political life?

[O Really]

Sounds like she's given up. She may be smarter than we think.

[GoCubsGo]

Sounds like she's given up. She may be smarter than we think.

Nah, she's not.

[Vrede too]

Last gasps of her political life?

Wouldn't that make the day she quit the governorship in 2009 the last gasp of her political life?

[GoCubsGo]

Last gasps of her political life?

Wouldn't that make the day she quit the governorship in 2009 the last gasp of her political life?

That's the beginning of the end, we just didn't know that at the time.

[Vrede too]

Last gasps of her political life?

Wouldn't that make the day she quit the governorship in 2009 the last gasp of her political life?

That's the beginning of the end, we just didn't know that at the time.

The end of the end?

https://www.cnn.com/election/2022/resul ... pped=false

House At Large: Alaska
Peltola (D) Incumbent 47.2%, 101,236, 44,231 ahead
Palin (R) 26.6%, 57,005
Begich (R) 24.2%, 51,896
Bye (L-I assume) 1.7%, 3,716
Est. vote in: 71%

Alaska does instant ranked choice voting, so it's almost certain that the D will continue to Rep a state that voted > 50% R.

[GoCubsGo]

Alaska does instant ranked choice voting, so it's almost certain that the D will continue to Rep a state that voted > 50% R.

They did that to rid themselves of Lisa Murkowski. Looks like that's gonna backfire too.