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Why Sarah Palin Lost

2022/9/1
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Nathaniel Rakich:阿拉斯加采用新的排名选择投票制度,使得与其他特别选举进行简单的比较变得困难。根据首选投票,共和党表现超出预期5个百分点;而根据最终结果,民主党超出预期18个百分点。萨拉·佩林在阿拉斯加不受欢迎,这可能是民主党获胜的原因之一。民调准确预测了佩尔托拉和佩林之间的最终结果,也预测了如果佩尔托拉对阵贝吉奇,贝吉奇会获胜,这表明候选人素质对竞选结果有重大影响。很难确定阿拉斯加民主党获胜是由于全国性因素(例如对多布斯裁决的反应)还是地方性因素。不应该仅仅根据单一特别选举的结果来推断全国趋势或中期选举结果,而应该考察所有特别选举的综合结果。阿拉斯加众议员席位在秋季选举中的竞争性难以预测,因为佩林和贝吉奇之间的竞争以及佩尔托拉的现任优势都可能影响结果。排名选择投票制度旨在选出更广泛大众接受的候选人,但在阿拉斯加的特别选举中,最终结果与首轮投票偏好基本一致,这引发了关于该制度有效性的讨论。排名选择投票制度的一个缺点是,它可能无法让在首轮投票中排名靠前的候选人进入下一轮,即使他们可能是许多选民的第二选择。 Galen Druk: 就阿拉斯加的选举结果,提出了几个不同的分析角度:最终结果显示民主党超出预期18个百分点;民调显示,如果贝吉奇进入第二轮,他可能会获胜,这表明候选人素质对结果有影响;首轮投票显示民主党表现不佳。讨论了如何评估阿拉斯加第一次采用排名选择投票进行的普选,以及该制度是否选出了最能代表阿拉斯加民众的候选人。

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Democrat Mary Peltola won Alaska's special congressional election using ranked choice voting, defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich. The discussion explores the complexities of ranked choice voting and the implications of Peltola's victory.

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Democrat and former state Rep. Mary Peltola won Alaska's special congressional election on Wednesday, defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III. Nathaniel Rakich discusses why it's difficult to draw a broader conclusion about the political environment based on the result. Later, Monica Potts joins to discuss why voters sometimes contradict their partisan beliefs on ballot measures.

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