{"id":1511042,"date":"2022-06-11T13:49:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T17:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1511042"},"modified":"2022-06-11T13:49:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T17:49:58","slug":"sarah-palin-vs-santa-claus-dozens-more-in-alaska-house-seat-special-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-palin-vs-santa-claus-dozens-more-in-alaska-house-seat-special-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Palin Vs. Santa Claus, Dozens More In Alaska House Seat Special Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsarah-palin-vs-santa-claus-dozens-more-in-alaska-house-seat-special-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1511042&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>One of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/sarah-palin\">Sarah Palin<\/a>\u2018s opponents in her bid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/alaska\">Alaska<\/a>\u2018s sole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\">House<\/a> seat is jolly personality with massive name recognition and a tradition of handing out largess to future taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>His name is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/santa-claus\">Santa Claus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The state is implementing a new voting system in Saturday\u2019s special election to replace longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-alaska-gop-congressman-don-young-passes-away-at-88\">Rep. Don Young<\/a>, who died in March. Palin is the most experienced politician in the 48-person field, but one opponent is a Democrat socialist from the (real) city of North Pole who legally changed his name to Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to announce that I\u2019m a Candidate in the Special Election for the U.S. House of Representatives for Alaska in 2022!\u201d Claus says on his Twitter page. \u201cI\u2019m an independent, progressive, democratic socialist, with an affinity for Bernie Sanders, and aim to represent ALL Alaskans :-)}\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m happy to announce that I&#8217;m a Candidate in the Special Election for the U.S. House of Representatives for Alaska in 2022! <br \/>I&#8217;m an independent, progressive, democratic socialist, with an affinity for Bernie Sanders, and aim to represent ALL Alaskans :-)} <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DrYTU63Xp3\">https:\/\/t.co\/DrYTU63Xp3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r8HplPVC3z\">pic.twitter.com\/r8HplPVC3z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SANTA CLAUS FOR ALASKA (@SantaClausforAK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SantaClausforAK\/status\/1509949060995715081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The race is the first since the state switched to nonpartisan primaries and ranked-choice voting. The changes followed a 2020 ballot measure.\u00a0The system was supposed to debut in the regular primary in August, but the death of Young, who had held the state\u2019s sole House seat since 1973, sped up the timetable.<\/p>\n<p>Voters cast ballots for single candidates in today\u2019s primary, then the top four finishers advance to the general election, in which voters pick four in order of preference. If a candidate tops 50%, he or she wins. If no one gets a majority, the last-place finisher drops out and his or her supporters\u2019 second, third and fourth choices are reacts. The elimination process continues until there is a winner.<\/p>\n<p>Palin, the former governor and the 2008 running mate of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is considered the front-runner. Others include Nick Begich, a Republican whose grandfather held the seat before Young and Al Gross, a surgeon who ran for Senate in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Begich is the state GOP\u2019s choice. His grandfather died in the same 1972 plane crash that killed then-House Majority Leader Hale Boggs. His brother Mark was a U.S. senator from 2009-2015.<\/p>\n<p>Palin has scored endorsements from a slew of Republicans, including former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Claus, a city councilman in North Pole who changed his name two decades ago, has a legitimate shot to make the top four, and perhaps even win the seat, pollster\u00a0Ivan Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2022-election\/alaskas-new-voting-system-sarah-palin-facing-santa-claus-congress-rcna32441\">told<\/a> NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he ended up snagging the seat for real, through a combination of people who are just being mischievous and wanting to see a situation where Santa Claus wins,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Sarah Palin\u2018s opponents in her bid for Alaska\u2018s sole House seat is jolly personality with massive name recognition and a tradition of handing out largess to future taxpayers. His name is Santa Claus. The state is implementing a new voting system in Saturday\u2019s special election to replace longtime Rep. 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