The pledges are a way to circumvent ranked choice voting and put forward a single GOP candidate in elections, according to one supporter.
Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich, with sign-holding supporters, waves to Midtown Anchorage motorists on Election Day in 2022.
Alaska’s ranked choice voting system is used in the general election, but not in the primary. The primary is open to all candidates, regardless of party, with voters choosing one. “We can’t win that Senate seat with two Republicans in the race. The numbers don’t work out. It’s not possible,” he said. “And that district nine seat, we would have three Republicans going to the general. Even though that’s technically a Republican seat, you know, they split the vote, exhausted ballots.”
According to McKay, he signed the pledge because he felt “like we could win that seat if it’s one-on-one” in the general election.
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