“We can’t be the ostrich putting our heads in the sand and ignoring reality, because that’s a surefire way to lose elections,” Ward said in an interview Saturday. “There is some definite recognition that we better learn how to work with the system and be able to explain it — not just understand it, but talk about it.”
The state Division of Elections will run a campaign as well, with TV, social media, radio and print ads debuting Monday. Until this year, Alaska’s political parties held their own primary elections, with only one winner advancing to an open general election where the candidate with the most votes was declared the winner.
Republican leaders have blasted the system as overly complicated and say a 2023 repeal campaign could be on the table. “You’ve now become a spectator,” Ward said, adding that such an idea is “horrifying” for the political die-hards attending the GOP convention. She added: “Rank the Republicans, in order of preference — vote for your favorite candidate first, and then just keep going until you can’t go any farther.”
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