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giantrabbit1 17 points ago +19 / -2

They have RCV in Alaska now - that means you rank the candidates 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.

If nobody gets 50.01% in #1 rankings, it goes to an instant runoff where the percentages for #2 are calculated.

Here's the thing - if this Tshibaka woman doesn't get 50.01%, Murkowsky is guaranteed to get another term.

Because the Dems will rank Murky as #2, and the Republicans will also likely do the same. So if on the first round nobody gets it, the second round Murky will win in a landslide since both Dems + Reps all ranked her as their #2 choice.

We have to make absolutely sure that there's ONE MAGA challenger and that we do not split the votes. All Republicans there should vote for Tshibaka as their #1 choice and rank the Libertarian candidate as #2, and probably Murky as #3, and Dem candidate as last. You should tell Dem friends to rank the Libertarian as #2 as well, if they'll listen. That way Murkowsky is blocked from getting a 4th term without fail.

Also, primarying incumbents is hard so I don't expect it to be easy, but it is possible. See Eric Cantor in 2014. The House Majority Leader once himself got primaried.

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Hardcouer 1 point ago +1 / -0

Do you have to rank all of them? In some countries with RCV, not ranking people you dislike is better than ranking them lowly.