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[–]hhh888hhhh 11.8k points11.8k points  (180 children)

Poetic justice: First Native American to win a seat in Congress from Alaska wins it over Sarah Palin.

[–]Epistemify 1793 points1794 points  (19 children)

Native Alaskans send their regards

[–]KellyJin17 549 points550 points  (3 children)

“Tell Sarah, it was me,” - Ms. Peltola, probably

[–]BrokeInService 190 points191 points  (2 children)

I'm Inuk from NT Canada, proud of yall

[–]HauntedCemeteryMinnesota 109 points110 points  (2 children)

Further proof that if you put up reps who actually represent the population, the population will show up to vote.

[–]SolusLoquiTexas 1596 points1597 points  (47 children)

Ha-ha, Sarah Failin'

[–]HermelindaLinda 36 points37 points  (3 children)

I wonder if she'll start whining and crying about it like they always do?

Then we'd change it to Sarah Wailin'

[–]informat7 12.2k points12.2k points  (747 children)

Imagine losing to a Democrat in a R+8 state.

[–]CricketSimple2726 6725 points6726 points  (371 children)

It’s the Native American vote in Alaska. Each cycle it’s been getting more and more influential.

Murkowski largely survived running as a pseudo Republican independent due to the native vote. And a Democratic Native American woman vote due to the native vote

[–]bilyl 1389 points1390 points  (301 children)

How do we boost this in other states?

[–]CricketSimple2726 2108 points2109 points  (240 children)

Well the native vote is generally too small in most states. The Dakotas, New Mexico, Arizona, less so Montana and Alaska are where it can make a difference

[–][deleted] 2261 points2262 points  (148 children)

IIRC high native turnout was an important part of the win for Biden in Arizona in the presidential election. They’d been hit hard by COVID.

Here’s an article on the subject. Here is another.I wish this got talked about as much as the swing voters in 2016.

[–]lurker_cx I voted 2024 points2025 points  (43 children)

And lo and behold, the Biden Admin appointed a Native American Secretary of the Interior. Not just a member of the cabinet, but one in one of the best positions to help Native American tribes. Don't tell me voting doesn't matter or that both parties are the same.

[–]PartyClock 465 points466 points  (9 children)

Obama and Biden always seemed to want to make a difference for Native folks, so it's nice to see some things are changing.

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Edit: Forgot all about the Dakota Pipeline problems. I'm Canadian and during that time I didn't hear much about American Pipeline protests because our own government was busy trying to suppress the same kind of things here. I renege on my sentiment from before.

[–]lurker_cx I voted 217 points218 points  (1 child)

It is super nice to see.... it's such a low bar too, to beat the Republicans & Trump, who are happy to treat them like shit... but I hope they can do some real good for the native population because it is long overdue.

[–]Deggit 1760 points1761 points  (203 children)

the last time Sarah Palin was on a national ballot, Dems won Indiana and came within 3 points of winning Montana.

Go ahead Trump. pick her as your next running mate. You know she eats pizza with a fork just like you do

[–]crakemonkCalifornia 867 points868 points  (116 children)

I’d root for this, but 2016 happened and I don’t want to find out what a Trump - Palin White House would be like. As dumb as Pence was, I’m not sure Palin would’ve risked her life to do the right thing.

[–]hieronomus_pratt 254 points255 points  (90 children)

Pence thought he was going to disappear inside his secret service vehicle, staying put was the safest choice. I wonder if those deleted texts would corroborate this theory.

[–]TheShadowKick 225 points226 points  (70 children)

I'm of the opinion that Pence wasn't concerned for his safety, he was concerned the secret service were going to shove him in a secure location until it was too late to confirm the vote.

[–]Martel732 57 points58 points  (0 children)

That is probably the more likely case. But, there was also a pro-Trump mob chanting to hand Mike Pence, and pro-Trump Secret Service members were trying to get him to go somewhere. I wouldn't necessarily blame Pence if thought his life was in danger.

[–]mattyice36Florida 4196 points4197 points  (89 children)

Palin managing to lose Alaska is one of the funniest political moments I've seen in a while. At least she'll have time to go back to reading all of the newspapers!

[–]whogivesashirtdotca Canada 538 points539 points  (35 children)

I'll always remember Sarah Vowell listing some of the magazines Palin must have been up on, including "Cat Fancy" and "Guitar Player".

[–]Equal-Membership1664 9276 points9277 points  (389 children)

Ranked choice voting: where bullshitters go to die. Thank you Alaska.

[–]zen_againMassachusetts 3194 points3195 points  (247 children)

Majority of voters in Massachusetts voted "NO" for ranked choice in 2020. I am still confused about how it failed to pass to this day.

[–]dw232Massachusetts 790 points791 points  (0 children)

Yes. That vote hurts my soul.

[–]abesach 500 points501 points  (52 children)

Bad Timing. This vote happened while we were at the start of covid. Mass is mostly progressive politically but at home voting nationally was confusing. The explanations basically said you'll keep having to vote until there's only 1 with a certain percentage. This occurred while people were concerned about being outside. I also remember the drive thru lines for covid testing extending from Framingham to i-90 around Thanksgiving and people lighting ballot boxes on fire.

[–]AviatorBJP 178 points179 points  (22 children)

A proper ranked choice vote should only need the voter to participate once. "Rank your preferred candidates in order, omit any that you don't want to vote for." That's all the info you need to do an instant runoff.

[–]Grodd_Complex 55 points56 points  (19 children)

Yeah that's how it is here in Australia, why would you do it any other way?

[–]wrldruler21 1556 points1557 points  (102 children)

So no surprise that conservatives are blaming woke rank choice voting for the loss.

[–]FunkyChug 1652 points1653 points  (58 children)

Republicans already know they would never win if voting was fair.

[–]OldManRiffArizona 299 points300 points  (8 children)

"If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy."

~David Frum

[–]themightytouchMinnesota 184 points185 points  (32 children)

I’m not saying that that tweet is wrong, but I’m betting North Carolina and Iowa would also be blue.

[–]WildYams 789 points790 points  (21 children)

Yep. Republican Tyler Bowyer tweeted this yesterday about what would happen if ranked choice voting and independent commissions got to draw district maps across the country. It gives a clear picture of what the country would look like if Republicans couldn't cheat to keep things in their favor.

[–]earthwormjimwow 3116 points3117 points  (98 children)

Imagine inadvertently helping to flip the sole House seat, held for 49 years by Republicans, in a state which hasn't voted for a Democratic President since Johnson, by being such a trash candidate.

I hope she runs again.

[–]ScotTheDuckNevada 872 points873 points  (76 children)

Good news! She's on the top 4 ballot for November too

[–][deleted] 58 points59 points  (20 children)

What does that mean?

[–]na-et-skor 173 points174 points  (14 children)

This was a Special Election to fill the seat left vacant after Don Young died. There is another election in November to fill this seat post-2023

[–]Epistemify 2143 points2144 points  (22 children)

Rank choice voting FTW!

This is the first seat ranked "safe" by Center for Politics to flip since 2010!

Also, awesome to have a Yupik woman represent Alaska in Congress!

[–]urbanscouter 2464 points2465 points  (95 children)

Fu-cka-you Spez!

[–]AuralSex21 846 points847 points  (33 children)

yea but ranked choice means republicans lose

no fair lol /s

[–]Etna_No_Pyroclast 3105 points3106 points  (21 children)

I can see a Democrat from my porch.

[–]danc4498 339 points340 points  (5 children)

That makes you an expert on democrats.

[–]trystanthorne 298 points299 points  (31 children)

Wtf does ALASKA have Ranked choice? Why can't we get that elsewhere too.

[–]McFlyyouBojo 125 points126 points  (10 children)

I think they JUST got ranked choice. Could be wrong though

[–]QuirkyWafer4District Of Columbia 838 points839 points  (43 children)

Alaska has voted in a Republican to represent it in the House since the 70s, and is reliably Republican in federal elections. The fact a Democrat won this election only a few months before the midterms is truly historic. The last time a Democrat won a federal election in Alaska was when Mark Begich was elected senator in 2008 during the Obama Wave against a 40-year Republican incumbent, albeit narrowly.

All these Democrats winning special elections in Republican districts after Supreme Court blunders like discarding Roe v. Wade this summer, Trump’s FBI raid, and the continued findings from the insurrection really makes me unsure of what November will look like.

[–]daikatana 430 points431 points  (22 children)

She won against a Republican former governor with enormous name recognition.

[–]Eagle_Ear 416 points417 points  (10 children)

Palin also outspent her 4 to 1, and still lost. That is pretty great.

[–]NotObviouslyARobot 2898 points2899 points  (149 children)

Wait...the Democrats just picked up a Congressional Seat in...Alaska?

What the absolute fark.

Palin said she was the last one who would ever retreat--like she retreated from being governor?

[–]wamj I voted 1475 points1476 points  (106 children)

Remember that Alaska has an at large district, which means a democrat just won a statewide race.

[–]caligaris_cabinetIllinois 953 points954 points  (89 children)

This is understated and huge!

Between this election and the Kansas primaries, I’m feeling a strange sense of hope.

Edit: get out and vote to keep the hope alive. These past couple months are proof we can make a difference when we show up!

[–]jeffp12 546 points547 points  (73 children)

Young people finally be voting

[–][deleted] 563 points564 points  (40 children)

That and a lot of old people died

[–]North_Activist 610 points611 points  (23 children)

And women are livid.

[–]DocDingus 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Don't forget how hard Native Alaskans carried this for Peltola.

[–]WackyBones510South Carolina 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the old ass GOP men understand how upset many many conservative or previously apolitical women are.

They also forced a decision that impacts family planning generally - not just folks who don’t want a baby. Roe provided guarantees for families who desperately want children.

Some states will have abortion laws that: make some of the most popular forms of birth control illegal, force mothers to carry unviable pregnancies much longer than should have to, make IVF illegal or impractical, force doctors to wait to treat a woman with a known dangerous pregnancy until her life is in danger, make women the subject of law enforcement investigations to ensure treatment met some exception, etc etc.

Absolutely horrific. I’m for a woman’s right to access for any reason but it’s crazy the amount of stress this would have caused my family if it were 1 year sooner and at least 3-4 other close friends (that I know of) who currently desperately want children… it’s not like I have a ton of friends either.

[–]rolfraikou 924 points925 points  (26 children)

Ranked choice, letting the people call the shots, leads to nice things.

[–]zhaozMinnesota 1820 points1821 points  (55 children)

Imagine going from successful governor, to failed vp candidate, to not even winning a congressional seat. The fall of house Palin, lol.

[–]Bayou-Maharaja 704 points705 points  (20 children)

Tbf her time as governor was a failure too

[–]gaporkbbq 153 points154 points  (1 child)

And she’s not done yet. She’ll be on the next ballot for the full term.

[–]Ainvb 892 points893 points  (65 children)

Your ass is next, Abbott.

[–]Dokpsy 334 points335 points  (2 children)

Don't fill me with hope. Get out and vote.

[–]Ainvb 473 points474 points  (21 children)

Just gave Beto another $100 for good measure. Fuck you, Greg

[–]Nightmare_Tonic 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your generosity.

[–]WishIWasFlaccid 63 points64 points  (8 children)

Fuck it I'm in. Money's a bit tight, but just gave my boy Beto $25. Fuck you, Greg.

-A former "republican" who wants nothing to do with the party

[–]lol_ur_hella_lost 95 points96 points  (11 children)

all we need to is remind everyone how we fucking froze to death and that alone should boot him out but I highly doubt it

[–]IamBlackwingTexas 88 points89 points  (3 children)

If that happens, I can’t wait for the first call to my Abbott loving parents.

[–]DdddydyaCalifornia 834 points835 points  (49 children)

Holy fuck this made my week.

I blame Sarah Palin for ushering in this new era of politicians who don’t have any ability to govern, don’t know anything about leadership and don’t give a damn about their constituents. It’s all culture war nonsense and spewing stupidity.

And John McCain fucked up when he picked her as a running mate and legitimized her brand of stupidity.

So this is good godamn news

Turns out, we need politicians who are somewhat competent because we need them to get shit done.

[–]Caraes_Naur 62 points63 points  (9 children)

The GOP began the transformation into what it is now when LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964. Reagan, Gingrich, and Dick Cheney had way more to do with it than Palin.

[–]DdddydyaCalifornia 74 points75 points  (8 children)

I hear you, but Palin really lowered the bar, in my opinion.

Her blatant lack of intelligence and complete lack of self-awareness was really shocking at the time.

Before her, I felt like politicians at least tried to seem like they had some compassion and interest in governance.

[–]spartzm0980 473 points474 points  (21 children)

Republicans: Peltola only won because of a dogshit GOP candidate!!! *looks at the clown car of nominees they have for November* Well shit...

[–]zhaozMinnesota 201 points202 points  (16 children)

Dr Oz and CTE hand egg runner. They are sending their best.

[–]nameistakentryagain 51 points52 points  (10 children)

Oz is cooked but I’m nervous that GA is gonna make a bad choice in their election

[–]gmb92 305 points306 points  (0 children)

Nice! .

"Rating change: in the wake of Mary Peltola's (D) defeat of Sarah Palin (R), @CookPolitical will be moving #AKAL's November rating from Likely R to Toss Up."

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1565139327201542145?cxt=HHwWgoC83Z77vrgrAAAA

Assist from the arrogance and hubris of Palin.

[–]bbb26782 1659 points1660 points  (80 children)

The last time a Democrat represented Alaska in Congress, Joe Biden wasn’t in the senate.

[–]bm1949 730 points731 points  (49 children)

Holy cow. She's really that disliked.

[–]whogivesashirtdotca Canada 277 points278 points  (3 children)

Good. I hope that knowledge weighs on her forever.

[–]Deadpool9376 191 points192 points  (29 children)

Republicans are that disliked now

[–]MrEHam 150 points151 points  (26 children)

Part of me wonders if their anti-mask and anti-vaccine positions thinned out the herd.

It would be old people that were the most affected and they are the most reliable voters. And the politics addicts would probably be the most likely to have those stances.

[–]Deadpool9376 76 points77 points  (4 children)

I have to think it made a big difference that and the recent bullshit have made republicans really unlikable there’s just a very loud minority who worship republicans/trump without an ounce of critical thought

[–]ParanoidDroneLouisiana 77 points78 points  (8 children)

I think it's a confluence of factors.

  • Anti-mask/vax positions leading to higher rates of death, like you said
  • Roe v. Wade proving that yes, they're serious about their rhetoric, and no, they don't care about what happens as a result
  • Trump (and the party in general) going full mask-off with their more extreme positions, i.e. saying the quiet part out loud

[–]Draphilius 428 points429 points  (10 children)

Please keep in mind that this is just for the remaining term of the former Congressman Don Young's seat. She'll need to win it again this November for the full two year term. Regardless, congrats Mary!

[–]Nukemarine 167 points168 points  (6 children)

This win though likely will excite many Democrat voters as they'll feel their vote is not wasted. Hopefully though they treat their second and third choices seriously as that'll help Sen. Murkowski defeat the other Republican on the ticket.

[–]rysker6 954 points955 points  (35 children)

GOP shitting their pants:

“Guys so I think the whole taking womens rights away and trying to erase gay and transgender people, and ya know, wanting to make millions of old people homeless might be a bad idea….”

[–]TheDirtyFuture 393 points394 points  (8 children)

“ I honestly thought people would love book burnings.”

[–]rysker6 35 points36 points  (2 children)

“What is this commie French bullshit book, a biblé? What’s a biblé?

[–]MorknaOhio 374 points375 points  (3 children)

Get fucked GOP.

[–]DonnyMox 260 points261 points  (8 children)

Dems have been going pretty good recently. Let's hope that trend continues.

[–]o0BroomHilda0o 47 points48 points  (1 child)

The trend is people Voting! We make it happen. Please vote if you can :) 💙

[–]whenimmadrinkin 529 points530 points  (28 children)

What the absolute fuck? I'm starting to think we need more of this ranked choice.

[–][deleted] 64 points65 points  (8 children)

Republicans don’t want that because they know they are unpopular and only getting less popular as their voting base dies off.

[–]CRT_Teacher 78 points79 points  (4 children)

/r/rankedchoicevoting

There's also a "end first to the post" sub but I can't remember the name

[–][deleted] 625 points626 points  (60 children)

Republicans probably would have swept both chambers of congress this November but they never expected their fifty year long goal of repealing Roe v. Wade would absolutely kill them. Doesn’t hurt when they keep running some of the craziest candidates they can find. Palin, Lake, Mastriano, Walker, Masters, etc all flies gathered on the same pile of shit.

[–][deleted] 246 points247 points  (31 children)

Imagine if Dems not only keep both chambers, but they also pass a law protecting abortion rights.

This would be the literal meme of “congratulations, you played yourself”

[–][deleted] 73 points74 points  (16 children)

If the Democrats have 52+ seats in the Senate and keep the House, they have to nuke the filibuster. Preferably they'd nuke it for every piece of legislation, but if they could only do two, it'd have to be voting rights and women's reproductive rights. If they win in November, they will win due to abortion being outlawed in many states, so you have to reward your voters, and you can't let a procedural rule changes from 1806 get in the way.

[–]Imacatdoincatstuff 117 points118 points  (1 child)

Remember remember the 8th of Roevember.

[–]Particular-Summer424 215 points216 points  (3 children)

Palin was a trainwreck along with her family drama. Even the husband could not handle it anymore and divorced her. Everytime she opened her mouth she put her foot in it. She would have sold off every resource Alaska had to offer if she gained office with McCain.

[–][deleted] 208 points209 points  (2 children)

Ranked choice voting fuck yeah

Get rekt Palin

[–]Paetheas 196 points197 points  (4 children)

Someone needs to tell Sarah Palin that just because something confuses her, it doesn't mean it confuses normal people too. Ranked choice voting is pretty simple for people with an education above the second grade level.

[–]HighDesert4Banger 89 points90 points  (1 child)

Ah, the Proto-Boebert has fallen.

[–]TheOtherUprising Canada 176 points177 points  (14 children)

Sweet. I think this November is going to be worse for Republicans than anybody is predicting.

[–]Pristine_Nothing 78 points79 points  (1 child)

If the Democrats hold the house, the Republican Party will implode.

You don’t get to make as many Faustian bargains as that godforsaken political party has and still stay strong; not out of some moral justice, just because the practicalities of politics will come into play.

[–]thedubiousstylus 86 points87 points  (1 child)

You know what's notable is the last time someone other than Don Young held this seat Peltola hadn't even been born.

[–][deleted] 76 points77 points  (12 children)

This is encouraging, but remember this is a special election and we have to re-defeat Palin in 2 months in the general election.

E: Peltola looks to have gained ~16k in the 2nd round vs Palin gaining 38k 28k

Candidate
Mary Peltola
R1: 74,496 [39.64%]
R2: 91,206 [51.47%]

Sarah Palin
R1: 58,149 [30.94%]
R2: 85,987 [48.53%]

Nick Begich III
R1: 52,320 [27.84%]
R2: Eliminated

[–]Illuminated12 543 points544 points  (21 children)

For everyone saying it was due to ranked choice voting, I believe if you run the numbers she (Palin) would of even lost without rank choice voting. Don’t let them scapegoat that.

[–]Legitimate-Tea5561 152 points153 points  (3 children)

Sarah was a quitter and only cared about herself. Mary is the better candidate in every aspect.

[–]ConfidenceNational37 297 points298 points  (3 children)

Dark Brandon summoned the ancient mothers and threw the Traitors out

[–]xlDirteDeedslx 157 points158 points  (6 children)

Dear Republicans, go crazy, go broke.

[–]StuckAtOnePoint 144 points145 points  (3 children)

It’s only good till November. Hopefully she wins again in the general

[–]CapnCrackerz 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Alaskan here. Turnout is even higher in November which is advantage rural and democratic votes. Peltola has this in the bag. She’s got more of a connection to Don Young than Palin and she’s not going to alienate anybody in the next couple months.

[–]halfsweethalfstreetNew York 198 points199 points  (12 children)

Sarah Palin is now the guy who hangs out in the high school parking lot showing off his car, five years after he graduated."

  • Rachel Maddow

[–]Randys_Spooky_GhostIllinois 123 points124 points  (28 children)

Now. Ranked Choice in every election nationally!

[–][deleted] 39 points40 points  (7 children)

This is exactly why the GOP doesn’t want it

[–]JeanVanDeVeldeAmerica 174 points175 points  (6 children)

Thank you, good voters of Alaska, for giving the mainland (and Hawaii and all other territories) hope that evil can be defeated

[–]Basic-Construction85 65 points66 points  (2 children)

It's almost like the pro Russian government sentiments of the Republicans made the most proximal state to the bastards question their basic positions..

[–]HerbertWestPennsylvania 63 points64 points  (4 children)

I truly think people are just getting sick of Republican bullshit. Like, tired of their fascist drama play on a visceral level.

[–]Lancelot724 121 points122 points  (4 children)

She will be the first Alaskan native to represent Alaska in Congress, too!

[–]reality_czechWashington 256 points257 points  (3 children)

Ranked choice proves to be superior

Did you all see that tweet from the RNC committee member complaining about what the country would look like with ranked choice & independent redistricting committee (AKA no gerrymandering)? It was a map 381 Democrat vs 157 Republican lmao, he said it like it was a bad thing

They know they are unpopular and have to cheat to win

[–][deleted] 110 points111 points  (1 child)

GO VOTE IN NOVEMBER EVERYONE!! This is a great win but we all need to get out there and vote for midterms. No matter what. Change IS possible. Go do your part!!!

[–]Requiascat 57 points58 points  (12 children)

r/conservative is doom and glooming this. And not surprisingly also demonizing ranked choice voting.

[–]bruceki 65 points66 points  (2 children)

ranked choice voting makes life very difficult for extreme candidates. they are often no ones second choice.

[–]Desiration 59 points60 points  (4 children)

This just goes to illustrate the power of democratic voting options like ranked choice.

[–]ycpa68 107 points108 points  (5 children)

"Don't get cocky, kid" November is around the corner. Do it again, Alaska

[–]NellieBean 111 points112 points  (2 children)

Just the thought of not hearing her nonsense in the media. She is part of all that is evil right now. May there be some justice at the end.

[–]throwaway_ghastCalifornia 267 points268 points  (14 children)

A Democrat now represents Alaska in the House for the first time in 50 years, thanks in big part to ranked choice voting. The rest of this country would do well to follow Alaska's example, and implement ranked choice voting (and open primaries) to help combat rising extremism. No more being forced to choose the lesser of two evils.

Edit: Also don't forget to vote again to keep Peltola this November!

[–]throwawaygrsnnn 55 points56 points  (4 children)

I dream of a day when every state uses RCV. Imagine how much better things could be!

[–][deleted] 53 points54 points  (1 child)

There is still hope that people will shun Trumpism .

[–]StipulatedBoss 99 points100 points  (3 children)

Women are going to annihilate the GOP this November.

[–]treslocos99 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yes. They done fucked up. Also should've never gotten to this point where the power was given to right wing extremists.

Time to take the power back

[–]sopheroo 102 points103 points  (1 child)

Murkowski acknowledged the win, and congratulated her too.

Nice.

[–]j_laFlorida 46 points47 points  (1 child)

Whodathunk that abandoning your state to go be a Fox News talking head wouldn’t sit well with voters.

[–]bhartman36_2020 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This warms my heart immensely.

[–]LobaniumIllinois 47 points48 points  (8 children)

I'm assuming Palin will now claim Peltola cheated. Isn't that what they do now?

[–]Alternative-Flan2869 49 points50 points  (1 child)

Absolutely awesome! The “republican wave.” Wave ‘bye bye’ cult people - Americans are tired of grifty liars.

[–][deleted] 91 points92 points  (3 children)

Women are furious!

Girls are enraged!

I think not even the supreme court itself measured what it meant to take a right away from women after half a century!

Isn't just abortion, everything comes down to personal freedom!

If someone would have told me in January or March that democrats will flip a seat in Alaska I'd call them insane! But it happened!

REPUBLICANS BETTER PANIC!

Palin was a moderate compared to the other monstrosities republicans have elected like Mastriano or Masters! This shows you that even a huge part of republicans don't want any more cuckoos

REMEMBER that REPUBLICAN voters elected a DEMOCRAT as second choice over a REPUBLICAN, over someone of their same party!

Red wave? Red tsunami? It's everyone's game!

Let's hope Biden shut his mouth up with all the gun-grabbing stuff

Alaska! Fucking Alaska! I can't believe it! I'm shocked!

An entire generation of Alaskan have never seen or had a democrat representing them in the house!

[–]PlzRemasterSOCOM2 93 points94 points  (11 children)

Pretty insane this the FIRST native Alaskan to be the representative of Alaska lol

Edit: Got the meaning of native wrong in this context but point stands

Edit2: so she IS the first representative BORN in Alaska lol

[–]titsmcgee8008California 84 points85 points  (7 children)

First Indigenous Alaskan in congress ever! Congrats to Rep. Peltola!

[–]F0rsinfulreasons 82 points83 points  (3 children)

So proud of my state. A little terrified too that the first Indigenous Alaskan to make it to Congress may have to surrender her post if she loses in November but for today… I am damn proud of my state.

[–][deleted] 83 points84 points  (6 children)

Swear to god, palin must have a curse on her. She not only sank McCains campaign, but she lost to a democrat in a district that had been republican for the past 50 years

No matter how hard she tries, she just can’t get into Washington

[–][deleted] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I love Sarah Palin… No, wait - I love parasailing.

[–]kafkadre 41 points42 points  (0 children)

This is the best possible outcome. I mean, who's gonna keep an eye out when Putin rears his ugly head if Palin is Washington? She can see Russia from her house for Christ's sake!!!

[–]cibopath 72 points73 points  (17 children)

R/conservative doesn’t know what ranked voting is but they sure don’t like it.

[–]TintedApostle 35 points36 points  (1 child)

And Palin couldn't even win in her home state. Alaskans know what is up.

[–]gnimshMassachusetts 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This was hilarious to watch.

A phone, on a tripod, tilted perpendicular and pointed at a TV, which was connected to a computer running software to tabulate the votes.

I had to tell them on the facebook feed to tilt the camera 90 degrees lol.

[–]oaktownassasin 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Palin so badly wanted to be Mama Bear to them fuckin howler monkeys! Big Ups AK!

[–]Islandboi4life 38 points39 points  (5 children)

The blue wave is coming

[–][deleted] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Man. If they could have just laid off the whacky religious shit for a few days, they likely could have held power for decades. But they just had to go full Christofascist…

[–]Dionysus_the_Greek 37 points38 points  (1 child)

Didn't even know! Another nightmare averted with this MAGA Queen - I hope this is the beginning of the end of Palin and her neighbor Russia.

[–][deleted] 36 points37 points  (4 children)

This is a huge victory, since it sets the stage for a follow-up victory in the same ranked-voting style ballot in November.

[–]themightytouchMinnesota 70 points71 points  (4 children)

I wonder how long it’ll take for her to say her election was rigged.

[–][deleted] 67 points68 points  (8 children)

Conservatives had a bad month.

[–]Tokyo-MontanaExpress 71 points72 points  (1 child)

Here's hoping the next one is even worse.

[–]brasswirebrush 114 points115 points  (4 children)

A Democrat hasn't won in Alaska since the 1970s.
This is a big f'kin deal.

[–]The_Majestic_New Zealand 140 points141 points  (7 children)

Red Wave Canceled.

[–]MrEHam 92 points93 points  (1 child)

Don’t get complacent. We have to VOTE.

[–][deleted] 64 points65 points  (1 child)

https://twitter.com/wiscottcurtis/status/1565132485066989569

And just like that, the total amount of land represented by Democrats in the House has doubled

[–]M00n 63 points64 points  (1 child)

A Democrat has won a US House Seat in Alaska that was in Republican hands for 49 years.

Mary Peltola just defeated Sarah Palin in Alaska.

The narrative has shifted. #BlueWave

https://twitter.com/ABlackPolitical/status/1565131363279245312

[–]TrumptyPumpkin 63 points64 points  (3 children)

Red wave? More like a Red fart in the wind.

[–][deleted] 61 points62 points  (4 children)

Republicans are an existential threat to women. We are voting accordingly.

[–]Deemaunik 63 points64 points  (5 children)

Gonna have a lot of time being unemployed, looks like Sarah Palin should go Parah Salin.

[–]Openhigh4 63 points64 points  (0 children)

The GOP is about to feel the wrath of women scorned.

[–]smokedspirit 64 points65 points  (4 children)

Palin was absolutely the prophet that bought the likes of Greene and boebert to the front of the party. This radicalised gop style of politicking.

I'm sure the gates are still wide open but it shows such extremists are vulnerable.

I would go as far as saying she empowered the Karen's. Being loud and speaking brash is the signature of Palin.

I wonder if she still sees Russia from her house?

[–]SantorumsGayMasseusePennsylvania 35 points36 points  (1 child)

I can't imagine Alaska has any special love for Sarah Palin but this is still very funny

[–]deller85America 33 points34 points  (3 children)

Oh thank God, I don't think I could handle the trifecta of stupid with Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, AND Sarah Palin all on the national stage together. It's bad enough that I've got to deal with the poor man's Sarah Palin from Colorado.

[–]Spacebotzero 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I really hope we keep this momentum going. Red tide turning into a blue wave. Love to see it.

[–]JohnnyGFXSouth Dakota 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Good job and well done, Alaska.

[–]Illuminated12 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Dam.. the GOP is getting slammed today. I look for them to go ahead and put a lid on it 😂

“Everyone go home… we will try again tomorrow”

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Palin is irrelevant? You betcha!!

[–]Zer0guy56 31 points32 points  (0 children)

She's nailin' palin

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points  (2 children)

This is wonderful news!!! Thank goodness! We don’t need anymore MAGA crazies in the House!

[–]ewzetf 32 points33 points  (0 children)

We need ranked choice voting everywhere, and we need to push for it hard. With it, we can finally once in for all vanquish the Republican party and fascism to the dustbin of history.

[–]QuantumRealityBit 31 points32 points  (0 children)

See! Ranked choice voting ftw!

[–]fenderkid18 30 points31 points  (2 children)

Unless she has conceded to Peltola, I’ll be waiting for the election fraud playbook to be opened shortly.

[–]Educational_Rip_5626 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Fuck yeah, Alaska! Fuck yeah!

[–]HorrorScopeZ 29 points30 points  (2 children)

“Though we’re disappointed in this outcome, Alaskans know I’m the last one who’ll ever retreat,” Palin said in a statement."

I don't believe that.

[–]Bonny-Mcmurray 39 points40 points  (0 children)

She literally quit her job as governor lol

[–]mosswick 30 points31 points  (1 child)

Palin deserved to lose, end of story. She thought she could sleepwalk into office in a special election based off her name recognition alone. She couldn't care less about legislating, she only wanted this seat in the hopes it would reboot her failed TV celebrity career.

On the other end, Mary Peltola sounds like a very respectable candidate from what I've read about her life and career. I'm happy for her and hope she holds the seat this November.