The Democrats are working hard to manipulate Alaska’s controversial ranked-choice voting system into helping them in Alaska’s congressional race, where Rep. Mary Peltola seems to be slipping from her first-place spot. The Democrats are on record now pushing messages to conservative male voters to only vote for the third-party candidate, John Wayne Howe.
In a piece of campaign deception, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee accidentally publicized the instructions to its operatives and supporters on how to defeat Republican Nick Begich, by tricking Republicans and conservative men. Here’s what the DCCC is advising its network of operatives and political groups:
“White men under the age of 60 without a college degree, who are either very likely to be Republican or slightly more likely to be Republican than Democrat, who are not pro-choice or registered Democrats, and who live in the Anchorage and Fairbanks media markets, including in South Central Alaska – need to see ads narrowly targeted to them on digital platforms like Meta, Twitter, YouTube, and programmatic CTV that:
- “John Wayne Howe is a Fairbanks native who is running for Congress to keep Alaska for Alaskans and make sure the government does not interfere with Alaskans’ freedoms. Howe believes that man-made climate change is bad science, and that we need to rapidly expand oil production here in Alaska for Alaskans. He will always stand for the Second Amendment and opposes any restrictions on the right to bear arms.”
That is the message that Alaska men will be inundated with for the next three weeks leading up to Election Day in order to trick those the age of 60 who do not have a college degree into not voting for Begich, who has the endorsement of the Alaska Outdoor Council and Gun Owners of America, the governor of the state and even Donald Trump.
The DCCC says directly to not rank: “It is important that people who vote for John Wayne Howe rank him first and do not consider other choices.”
In other words, the Democrats, who support ranked-choice voting, are telling Republicans to not rank anyone else but John Wayne Howe. The DCCC then has begged its allies to flood the airways with this communication message: “It is essential that voters hear more communication on YouTube from allies than from opponents.”
Those who mark Howe first and then abandon their ballots will see those ballots tossed after the first round of counting. In the primary, Howe received 1/2 percent of the vote. The Democrats think that 1/2 percent is their path to victory for Mary Peltola.
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Which brings up the question, how can a ranked choice voting ballot be voted effectively?
If the voters’ goal is to elect Begich, his name is marked on 1st choice.
Do you then place his name on every subsequent line?
No,
Nick Begich ranked first.
Do not rank anyone else.
Thanks
Ty.
Spread the word y’all.
YES!!! A straight line!!! Every vote for whom you choose, from one through five, or for however many are listed!!!
Why cannot so many not get this?
You choose a candidate just as if there is the old school method of one vote, one choice.
Do NOT leave ANY oval unmarked, across the board, within a straight line! THAT is the one vote, one choice method!
Do NOT leave ANY oval unfilled within your choice of candidate. Let there be no question as unto your choice, from first unto last, and no possibility that some unfilled ovals be filled in ‘otherwise’.
Do ANY of you understand how this works, or does NOT work, as the case may be?
You want Nick Begich, then fill in EVERY single oval, across a straight line, from first unto last, to allow no question as to whom you are voting for. Period.
Oh, I shall fill in a SINGLE oval signifying whom I choose within a given election but shall leave ALL other ovals EMPTY….why? As an invitation to have those empty ovals filled in by those that are disingenuous or cheating.
You have all been fooled, and have accepted such, because you have trusted the supposed ‘rules’ of ranked voting, of which there is none.
Vote for whom you wish, but do so across the board, within a straight line, leaving NO doubt so as to who you are voting for.
Memo to Ramsay Lee: Med check time Bucko.
Nope, Joe, I am spot on.
Rank ONLY Nick Begich as first choice. Do NOT fill in any other ovals.
Why?
Be sure to use a blue ink ballpoint pen also. Blue is hard to mimic. The ballpoint pen will leave indentations in the paper that cannot be mimicked by a copier or printer.
Good advice, Ginny, but a black ink ballpoint pen will suffice also….
That will get tossed as a spoiled ballot. Rank Nick first, then do not fill in any other oval if you do not wish to rank any other candidate. The instructions in the voters’ guide are as clear as RCV can allow.
No, Rick, it shall not. The initial ballot stays as the first choice. Period.
Filling in only one choice and ranking the same person multiple times both make the ballot a questioned ballot. However, ranking the same candidate multiple times invalidates the ballot.
Both options are bad and is one reason RCV is such a scam.
An article with trusted sources should be written on the effects of all these voting methods. There is much confusion and different people say different things. Nobody really knows because putting questioned votes in the hands of “trained” election officials is NOT a good option.
Rich Thorne and Daddio, you both are incorrect. Filling in the ovals all the way across for one candidate will only cause the 2nd-4th (or 5th) markings to be ignored. Please go back and read all of the ranked choice voting information, questions and answers.
On page ‘https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-information/#GENR, under the link, “What are mistakes to avoid?,” the last (4th) topic covered says, “Your vote only counts once, even if you rank a candidate more than once. When a candidate is eliminated in a round, they are eliminated from all future rounds.” An example is shown for Tiffany Strait with markings for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice. It is stating that your candidate’s first choice will be honored, but will not count any further. So, if your candidate does not win in the first round, your ballot will be exhausted.
Nope, Daddio, it does not. It merely enforces the vote unto a singular candidate.
Said vote CANNOT be invalidated!
False information. The elections website says you can not rank the same candidate more than once. If you do that ballot could possibly be thrown out.
‘https://www.elections.alaska.gov/rcv/RCV%20Rack%20Card%20-%20Distribution.pdf
MTC, please show in your reference that the ballot could possibly be thrown out.
I believe that you are incorrect MTC. Filling in the ovals all the way across for one candidate will only cause the 2nd-4th (or 5th) markings to be ignored. Please go back and read all of the ranked choice voting information, questions and answers.
On page ‘https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-information/#GENR, under the link, “What are mistakes to avoid?,” the last (4th) topic covered says, “Your vote only counts once, even if you rank a candidate more than once. When a candidate is eliminated in a round, they are eliminated from all future rounds.” An example is shown for Tiffany Strait with markings for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice. It is stating that your candidate’s first choice will be honored, but will not count any further. So, if your candidate does not win in the first round, your ballot will be exhausted.
Ginny is onto something, understanding something very important….
Rank only Nick once. Leave all others blank. Randy Dandy must be a Democrat. His advice will get your vote tossed.
You are not even close as to what I am, Slime… I am going to vote for Begich across the board, just as I have suggested…. perhaps you should see my prior posts over the years….
A straight across filled oval absolutely cannot get your, or my vote tossed.
The only way said vote can be dismissed is if the opposing candidate wins the initial vote.
I just voted my absentee ballot. I put NB3 first, JWHowe second, the Dungeon-D in third, wrote in my mom 4th, and didn’t rank MP. I WAS going to vote JWH first, then NB3, but I DO NOT trust the computer algorithm to make an honest tally, so there you have it.
Also, for POTUS, I marked DJT, then Constitution Party, then Kennedy, then the Libertarian…. Just to fill in some circles after my first pick.
Yes on TWO!!
Not likely to impact outcome.
Might even backfire and assist Begich’s election.
It is real clear how the democrats are using RCV for their personal gain.
We need to go back to the proven one vote one person way.
Then we don’t need all the money spent on how to use RCV on the tv and in the mail box.
Last we need true Americans running so we have good choices and not the elite establishment bums.
The democrats desperately clinging to one of their valuable cheating tools. How sad. To them, transparency and simplicity are like sunlight and garlic to vampires
It doesn’t take a college degree to figure out what Democrats are cooking up next. Those are degrees of indoctrination.
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Nick Begich for Congress. DO NOT rank anyone else.
“………. It doesn’t take a college degree to figure out what Democrats are cooking up next………”
They’ve come right out and begun the campaign. Forget the voting scam. RCV is a done deal here and Maine, and it’s being marketed in other states. Next comes Universal Basic Income (UBI). 2024 Democrat POTUS candidate Andrew Yang is currently on the speaking tour. The Alaska PFD is being used as its model, but instead of an annual giveaway of a couple grand, UBI proponents want to start it at $1K per month……..and with taxing you and I to pay for it……..
Harry Reid mentored many to believe lies, cheating and stealing is the preferred method to advance your reich.
So there you have it. Rank only the prominent conservative Republican in every race and do not rank anyone else.
CHUGIAK AND EAGLE RIVER, rank ONLY Goecker. Leave Merrick hanging in the leftist breeze.
Democrats are such sad people
Mean and angry, too.
Psychotic and often demonic as well.
This always happens when humans think they are God. And they always crash and burn.
Republicans, both men and women, you need only rank (vote for) Trump, Begich, vote NO on 1 and vote YES on 2. On to Victory! 😊🇺🇸
I so agree with you.
Thanks Randy! I didn’t think about it that way!
I’m not in the target demographic.
I will be voting for Eric Halfner (D) as my second choice , because RCV sucks.
RCV is just another tool used to toss the improperly marked ballots.
too many are harping about how they intend to spoil their ballot by marking it “against the rules”.
“…….. RCV is just another tool used to toss the improperly marked ballot………”
If the voter can’t follow the instructions in ranked choice voting, they can’t do so in another voting scheme. Remember “hanging chads”? An idiot can screw anything up.
Ah, if a voter cannot follow the ‘instructions’ of ranked choice voting, they cannot do so within another voting scheme….
What if the voter understands the rules of the ranked choice voting better than the instructions given unto the ranked choice voting itself?
Are you lesser than the RCV, or above it, Reggie?
Really, Andy?
Tell me exactly how I am spoiling mine own ballot.
Exactly.
The ‘rules’, as they are, Andy, are simply what you agree to.
I do not follow your set of rules, so as to acquiesce unto a choice issue, whereas I make a singular choice, across the board, whereas you seem to make a singular choice, utilizing a singular oval, allowing all other ovals open unto possible cheating.
Which of us is more committed unto our belief system?
Myself, who does not trust the RCV system unto such a degree that I fill in EVERY oval so as to prevent ANY question as to mine own one individual, one vote choice, or YOU, within that SINGULAR oval filled, TRUSTING the RCV system that your SINGULAR oval filled, shall hold the same weight as mine straight across the line vote, with all of those empty ovals just waiting for filling from outside sources.
And, by the way, MY first choice holds EXACTLY the same weight at YOUR first choice, whether it is the same choice or not. Only one of the first choices can move on, whether you fill in ONE oval, or I fill in FIVE or SIX ovals, the result is the same.
Funny…….this is what Palin did to Begich. I wonder why these things keep happening to him?
Rich Thorne and Daddio, you both are incorrect. Filling in the ovals all the way across for one candidate will only cause the 2nd-4th (or 5th) markings to be ignored. Please go back and read all of the ranked choice voting information, questions and answers.
On page https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-information/#GENR, under the link, “What are mistakes to avoid?,” the last (4th) topic covered says, “Your vote only counts once, even if you rank a candidate more than once. When a candidate is eliminated in a round, they are eliminated from all future rounds.” An example is shown for Tiffany Strait with markings for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice. It is stating that your candidate’s first choice will be honored, but will not count any further. So, if your candidate does not win in the first round, your ballot will be exhausted.
I’m voting for Nick and I am voting “YES” to rid this state of Rank Choice Voting.” I find Rank Choice unconstitutional. It forces me to vote for people I do not want elected.
Mary Peltola has become the first rank-choice disaster She won because even though Alaskans overwhelmingly voted for a Republican representative, neither Begich nor Pallin were able to muster a 50% majority individually, but together they encompassed a majority of the votes. Peltola did not win by majority; she won by default. Rank Choice is bad for democracy.
One vote for one candidate.
Suzanne, do you have any input upon this?
I would love to hear your interpretation!!!
If you want to rank all the way across, your first-place bubble will count and none of the others will, but you also can guarantee that no one can get your ballot and fill in other bubbles on other candidates.
Ultimately it all gets down to a binary choice in the end. If you vote or either Begich or Mary, your second choice is not going to be counted anyway because those two are the dominant candidates.
It’s only if you vote for a minor candidate first will that first vote be discarded and your second choice move up in the next round.
Again, the only advantage I see to filling in all the bubbles for one candidate is that you can have greater confidence. That said, a nefarious person who had access to ballots could go in and fill in first place bubbles of competitors in a race and thus spoil your ballot, so it is not fool proof.
Getting rid of ranked-choice voting is probably the best way to ensure greater election integrity. – sd
Well said, Suzanne, and thank you for your interpretation.
There is no fool proof way to prevent nefarious activity by an outside source, regarding filling out ovals so as to spoil said ballot, but the proof, as they say, is within the pudding. An across-the-board vote shall be provable against said nefarious activity within a provable intention.
And yes, voting YES on TWO is something that MUST be done!
Do the rest of you see this?
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