That's because open primaries allowed 2 Rs to appear on the ballot. If there were closed primaries then Palin would've won and Tshibaka would've primaried bitchkowski and both go on to win the general election
I think we’re getting somewhere now, the Open primaries being the bigger problem of the two. That’s why Yang’s crew is working on Open Primaries as well in the same places they’re trying to get the RCV.
Ranked choice would be beneficial for us as long as there aren't "top 4" or open primaries
Palin and Tshibaka are trying to end it in AK, it didn’t work for them https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/01/23/tshibaka-joins-palin-in-effort-to-fight-ranked-choice-voting/
That's because open primaries allowed 2 Rs to appear on the ballot. If there were closed primaries then Palin would've won and Tshibaka would've primaried bitchkowski and both go on to win the general election
I think we’re getting somewhere now, the Open primaries being the bigger problem of the two. That’s why Yang’s crew is working on Open Primaries as well in the same places they’re trying to get the RCV.