Another tranche of special general election ballots has been counted, raising temporary congressional candidate Mary Peltola to 70,730 total votes, or 39.25%. This puts her 8 points ahead of Sarah Palin, who has 56,246 votes, or 31.21%. Peltola, a generic Democrat with a D rating from the NRA, came out of nowhere in this race, … Continue reading Leaderboard: Peltola’s margin grows; can Palin catch her?