Nick Begich refuses Sarah Palin's request to drop out of Alaska congressional House race

[brooklynite]

Source: USA Today

Republican Nick Begich refused former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's request to drop out of the race for Alaska's only congressional seat so that Republican voters could unite behind her candidacy.

"It's time for the GOP to unite, we have to unite behind my candidacy and start today with Nick Begich withdrawing from this race," Palin said at a press conference Monday in Wasilla, Alaska, according to CBS News.

The deadline to drop out of the November election was Monday.

Begich, who sought to cast Palin as a quitter and questioned her motives in running during the primary, said Monday his campaign is “confident that we are on a positive trajectory to win in November.”

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/07/nick-begich-sarah-palin-alaska-congressional-race/8004617001

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. I thought she got beat.

[brooklynite]

2. The was a special election for the remaining four months of the term.

There's another election in November for 2021-2022.

[DUgosh]

4. She got beat in special election to hold onto seat

Till November and will now run against the Democratic incumbent Petola.

[ificandream]

3. Poor widdle Sarah

[underpants]

5. Good. Keep both of them on the ballot.

[IrishEyes]

6. In November, there will be 2 reps, 1 dem and 1 libertarian on the ballot for the house seat.

Mary Peltola is the incumbent having just won the seat for the next couple of months.

Here is how the voting broke down in the primary with the votes won and the percentage of votes cast.

Democratic Mary Peltola 70,295 36.80
Republican Sarah Palin 57,693 30.20
Republican Nick Begich III 50,021 26.19
Libertarian Chris Bye 1,189 0.62

Additionally, there were 11,817 votes cast for the other 13 candidates who were running in the primary for the house seat.

Sarah Palin's former father in law endorsed Nick Begich.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Alaska

[brooklynite]

7. A cautionary note...

The turnout for the Special/Primary was about half what the turnout was in November 2020.

[IrishEyes]

8. I know. We have to keep fighting until November.

However, I'm feeling a little better. I'm hoping the republican vote is split between the two candidates. I will be watching this race. I'm watching a lot of races in November.

[Hekate]

9. She's got some nerve, that woman

[onetexan]

11. Yup, no mention of her dropping out so Gop voters can

Line up behind begich. How charitable of her to demand he offers himself.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

12. That was my thought too!

"One of us has to go for the unity of the party. And obviously that should be you!"

I do hope this will last until the election.

[truthisfreedom]

10. They eat their own.