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Federalist Radio Hour

How Alaska’s Confusing Ranked-Choice Voting Is Really A Scheme To Keep Murkowski In Office

Federalist Radio Hour

Radio America

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.53.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Joel Davidson, editor-in-chief of the Alaska Watchman, joins Federalist Senior Editor John Daniel Davidson, his brother, and Federalist Senior Editor Christopher Bedford to explain how Alaskans were hoodwinked into a hopelessly complex ranked-choice voting scheme designed to benefit incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who is seeking a fourth full term in the Senate this November.

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Welcome back to another edition of Federal Australia Hour.

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I'm Chris Bedford, senior editor here, joined by John Daniel Davidson, another senior editor.

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And his brother, Joel Davidson, who is the editor in chief of the Alaska Watchmen,

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which is an independent newspaper focused on politics, the state and culture in the state of Alaska.

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I thanks for joining us, Joel.

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Yeah, glad to be here.

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