The Justice Department asked a federal judge on Friday to stop Alaska from certifying the winner of the state’s Senate election if Mary Peltola (D) unseats Sen.
Here, the DOJ argues that the presence of a presumed spoiler candidate on the ballot, Daniel J. Sullivan, will taint the race by confusing voters who intended to vote for the incumbent Republican senator, Daniel S. Sullivan. It demands that the judge block any certification until an investigation can “determine whether votes cast for Daniel J. Sullivan were meant to be cast for Senator Sullivan.”
They do have a bit of point; Republican voters are certainly not the most informed. But don’t the ballots list a candidate’s party beside their name?
I’m constantly reminded when dealing with people at work of the park rangers response to difficulties in keeping bears out of the trash. “There is significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people”
Senator Dan Sullivan and opponent Dan Sullivan, not to be confused with Mayor Dan Sullivan, are both running on a Republican ticket. I’ve been watching this unfold for a while and it’s been glorious
In 2020, Alaskan voters approved an initiative to implement a nonpartisan blanket top-four primary with a single, open primary where candidates from all parties are listed on the ballot and the top four vote-getters advance to the general election. This system went into effect with the 2022 elections. Prior to this, registered voters in Alaska were given a choice between three primary ballots reflecting a semi-closed primary system. Specifically, Democratic, Libertarian, Alaskan Independence and Independent candidates were listed on one ballot available to all registered voters and Republican candidates were listed on a second ballot available to voters registered as Republican, Nonpartisan or Undeclared. In 2024, Alaskans voted on a measure to repeal the system and return to partisan primaries; the measure narrowly failed to pass.
Aren’t they both running as Republicans? I thought I heard that in Alaska you get to declare your party and that’s what goes on the ballot, not policing who declares what based on the party’s desires.
They do have a bit of point; Republican voters are certainly not the most informed. But don’t the ballots list a candidate’s party beside their name?
I imagine that they assume the people that are voting for them are easily confused and not smarter than the average bear.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article317556996.html
If they want smarter voters they shouldn’t de-fund education. They can have the day they voted for.
That’s doing bears a major disservice.
think of the average bear, now realize that half of them are dumber than that
I’m constantly reminded when dealing with people at work of the park rangers response to difficulties in keeping bears out of the trash. “There is significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people”
There is significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people.
Also the dumbest bears and the dumbest people.
Senator Dan Sullivan and opponent Dan Sullivan, not to be confused with Mayor Dan Sullivan, are both running on a Republican ticket. I’ve been watching this unfold for a while and it’s been glorious
Wait, how are two Republicans on the general election ballot? Shouldn’t one of them have been eliminated in the primary?
Looking it up to answer my own question (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Alaska):
LMAO, that’s amazing!
Wait, so this alternate Dan Sullivan already placed in the top 4 primary? What the fuck.
Sounds to me like he has legitimate supporters, undermining the Tump lackeys’ “spoiler” argument even more.
Aren’t they both running as Republicans? I thought I heard that in Alaska you get to declare your party and that’s what goes on the ballot, not policing who declares what based on the party’s desires.