Other elections are scheduled, including the regularly scheduled primaries in Alaska. There are Republican Senators there.Lisa Markowskivoted to convict Trump after Cheney joined the House majority to impeach him in early 2021, but did not qualify for the general election. expected to get.
Tuesday highlights include:
Cheney in trouble
Trump has made defeating Cheney a top priority since losing the 2020 election. He was furious with the Wyoming House of Representatives for voting to impeach him after January 6 and subsequently helping lead an investigation into his responsibility for the riots. In early September, Trump backed Hageman, a lawyer and former Cheneys supporter. She quickly united much of the divided field, and attempted to oust the daughter of three-term incumbent and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Hageman has relied on Trump's endorsement to propel his campaign forward. She's also trying to win over the support of the former president, say goodbye to Mr Cheney, or both, with the support of a large number of Republican lawmakers. Hageman's supporters included House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who congratulated Cheney on efforts to remove him from party leadership. Former President Bush and Senator Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney (R - Utah).
Cheney is well ahead of her Hageman, but the challenger holds a large lead in all publicly released polls. If Cheney ultimately loses on Tuesday, as expected, that means only two of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump could even return to Congress next year. To do. ), he could face a highly competitive general election andDan Newhouse (R-Wash) is a safe bet to win another term in his crimson constituency. is.
The question mark left in Cheney and Hudgeman's campaign boils down to uncertainty about how many Democrats in Wyoming will be able to vote to support Cheney in the Republican primary. Cheney and her allies are clearly courting the Democrats, temporarily changing parties to try and push her to the finish line.
But even if Cheney loses on Tuesday. She is on a mission to ensure Trump never returns to the White House, and has not ruled out running herself, especially in 2024. Hmm.
Palin Attempts Comeback After Over 10 Years Absent
Her another big contest on Tuesday is in Alaska, where Palin rounds out the rest of the late Don Her Young Congressman I am running for a special election. semester.
Palin was the grassroots incarnation of the far-right Republican Party before Trump took over it. However, her time in the political limelight was relatively brief. Governor) and became John McCain's running mate in 2008, resigning in the summer.
Palin continued to gain public attention through her various media appearances and returned to her campaign work following Young's death earlier this year. Mr. Trump immediately endorsed her campaign, and she placed her No. 1 in the all-party primary for her June special election.
But Alaska's unique new electoral system could complicate attempts to revive a former governor. , all voters choose their candidates in the same all-party primary, and the top four candidates advance to the ranked general election.
Also in attendance on Tuesday were Nick Begich, a Republican and granddaughter of the late Democratic congressman of the same name, and former Democratic state Rep. Mary Sattler Peltra. (The fourth candidate, independent Al Gross, initially qualified but later dropped out.)
If no candidate received a majority of the votes, the voters' other I need to calculate the ranked alternatives. That means the winner won't be known for weeks. State election officials plan to conduct a tally of the ranked choices on August 31. Palin only took her first place in the primary with a 27% approval rating.
In addition to the special election, there will also be a full-term primary election on Tuesday. Palin, Begich, Peltola, and others are all running in that primary as well.
Markowski's first hurdle
Alaska also has a Senate primary, with the same all-party, top four, rank selection rules. And like any big race on Tuesday, there's a Trump angle here too.
Markowski and her pro-Trump challenger Kelly Tzibaka are expected to be her one of four candidates to run for office. The new system is also expected to benefit Markowski in the fall. Spectrum in other general elections.
Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy is also running for re-election under the same system, including former Governor Bill Walker and former Democratic Rep. Les Gala, who are both independents. There is a primary election that will be held.
Given the sheer size of the state and the reliance on mail-in ballots in some communities, we may not know who will run from the primary on Tuesday night.