Alyse Galvin wins Democratic primary for U.S. House. (AK-AL)

[brooklynite]

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Source: Anchorage Daily News

Alyse Galvin has won Alaska's Democratic primary for the U.S. House, becoming the first independent to represent the party in a general election.

Galvin defeated Democrats Dimitri Shein and Carol Hafner and independent Christopher Cumings in Tuesday's primary.

She advances to the November election, where she will face U.S. Rep. Don Young.

Galvin is a newcomer to politics but has had a constant presence at the Alaska Legislature, advocating for better funding for schools. Her husband, Pat, was formerly the state revenue commissioner and the only Democrat to serve in the administration of former Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican.


Read more: https://www.adn.com/politics/2018/08/21/alyse-galvin-wins-democratic-primary-for-u-s-house/

[Me.]

1. So Not A Dem Running UNder The Dem Banner?

Again?

[brooklynite]

3. With the Democratic Party's permission...

I had a chat with her last month. Her argument is that Indepndents make up a large share of AK voters so she can appeal to them in a way a Dem can’t.

Not on the top of my list, but as she pointed out, your money goes further in Alaska.

[Me.]

10. Thanks For The Response

Then, I have to ask, why doesn't she just appeal to them as an Indie, and not make use of the Dem banner?

[brooklynite]

17. Political infrastructure would be my guess

[Tom Rinaldo]

24. In addition to the reply above, there's less chance of a Republican winning in November

...if the Independent was pledged to honor the primary results and back the winner had she herself lost. If she ran as an Independent from the start Democrats would have fielded a different candidate perhaps handing the Republicans an easy win with the vote split up.

[Me.]

26. But We Don't KNow

what would've have happened if the Dems had backed an actual Dem nor if she was pledged to honor primary results.

[Tom Rinaldo]

28. True, we don't know if she made that pledge

My guess is though that the voters in that district know. She won the primary. I suspect she wouldn't have if she didn't make that pledge but that is simply my presumption.

[Steerpike]

30. not a district

She's running for congress against Don Young

[Fred Sanders]

5. Open primary, so who is at "fault"? It is a good thing folks have more than two choices always.

And if the other choices are liberals or "socialist" leaning, all the better!

[Me.]

7. We'll Have To Agree To Disagree

Frankly, imho, if someone runs as an INdie that's how they should run...why do they need the Dem banner if they are secure in their choice to be an Indie?

[Fred Sanders]

9. I think it is because the two party system is so set in concrete you have to tie your rope to

one or the other...even if running for President.

[SunSeeker]

13. Well, then they should join the Democratic Party!

By conspicuously refusing to join the party, they are hurting the party, in essence proclaiming the party is not worthy of their membership. And this is all while helping themselves to our party infrastructure. That is wrong.

[Fred Sanders]

15. Her explanation makes sense...Independents are voters too and they are legion.

[Me.]

18. Can't They Vote If She Runs As The INdie She Is?

have them vote her in.

[Wwcd]

20. Legion?

No

[SunSeeker]

21. Then she should run as an Independent. Otherwise, she's just reinforcing GOP smears of Dems.

The reason independents are "legion" (true independents are quite rare, most people lean Dem or GOP) is that so many people have bought into the GOP smears of the Democratic Party. Most of these independents agree with the Democratic platform, they just don't want to be associated with the Democratic Party portrayed in GOP (and some far left) smears. These "independent" candidates can push back on these smears by not kowtowing to them. They should join the Democratic Party.

[left-of-center2012]

8. Alyse Galvin won the Democratic primary ...

Alyse Galvin won the Democratic primary,
therefore Galvin is the Democratic candidate.

[Me.]

11. And Here We Go Again

The Dem candidate but not a Dem.

[left-of-center2012]

12. Alaska is a democracy

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They get to pick their candidates.

[Me.]

14. No One Said Alaska Isn't A Democracy

however, simply put, I think DEms are the ones who should run under the Dem banner and use the resources of the Dem Party. Others don't agree and don't mind the party being used, I do. And will the candidate then ask to be seated as a DEm or Indie?

[left-of-center2012]

16. okie dokie smokie

Bye

[LanternWaste]

23. Who is arguing otherwise?

[left-of-center2012]

25. Who?

[Hortensis]

29. No. Note Galvin rejects identifying as Democrat.

Let's not insult her by seeing her as the Democratic Party candidate. She is an independent who chose to benefit by running on the Democratic ticket, as allowed by Alaska's inclusive Democratic Party. Slightly gray, but not too hard to get around.

Why bother to argue that she's a Democratic candidate, though? A strong Republican is going to win this district. That Republican is going to congress to put social conservative authoritarian justices on SCOTUS. To subjugate individual rights to the authority of the state. To vote to put brown-skinned families in detention camps. Camps for over 200,000 people are already being planned, more to follow as necessary.

I suggest we keep our eyes on the prize. Protecting our democracy from what's rising on the right.

[question everything]

2. Please add (Alaska) to the title. Thanks

(At least, I assume it is Alaska because published by an Alaskan paper..

[George II]

4. In LBN, the poster has to use the exact headline.

[left-of-center2012]

6. You are correct. This below is the exact headline ...

From the linked article:

"Alyse Galvin wins Democratic primary for U.S. House"

https://www.adn.com/politics/2018/08/21/alyse-galvin-wins-democratic-primary-for-u-s-house/

I thought adding (AK-AL) meant Alaska and Alabama.

[question everything]

27. With some exceptions, when you add a clarification in parenthesis

to make it clear. I, and others, have done this before.

The Chicago Tribune, for example, can have a headline: Mayor declares war on gangs. Clear for the Chicago readers but not for the rest of us who will have to wonder which mayor. Same with governor, or state senator Smith.

[TexasTowelie]

19. Yet she managed to beat the Our Revolution candidate, Dimitri Shein,

by more than a 2-1 margin and win the majority of voters in a four-way race.

[Steerpike]

22. No one wants to run against Don Young...

He is way too popular and will trounce anyone who runs against him. So we (Dems) only get the dregs to agree to even run...