Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appalled— appalled! — to learn in 2008 that Sarah Palin, then-GOP nominee John McCain’s running mate, once had ties to the Alaskan Independence Party. In a HuffPost op-ed titled “Alaskan Independence Party: The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel,” Kennedy excoriated Palin for continuing to “‘pal …
Read More »Sarah Palin Loses to Mary Peltola in Alaska Comeback Bid
Representative Mary Peltola was elected to a full term in the House, according to the Associated Press. Peltola fended off three conservative challengers, defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, as well as Libertarian Chris Bye. Results of the ranked choice election were announced on Wednesday. The Alaska Democrat first …
Read More »Sarah Palin Loses Special Election, Continuing Seemingly Endless Slide
Sarah Palin lost Alaska‘s special election to fill its lone Congressional seat to Democratic challenger Mary Peltola Wednesday, once again sparing the United States from sending the former Republican vice-presidential nominee to Washington for a second time. Peltola, a former state lawmaker, becomes the first Native American and the first …
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