The Unruly Heirs of Sarah Palin Even if Palin loses her House race next week, a new generation of conservative women stand poised to carry her complex legacy forward.
A Day of Firsts for Peltola in Congress Starts a Sprint to Another Election Representative Mary Peltola was sworn in as the first Alaska Native and first woman to represent her state in the House. She has eight weeks before she faces voters again.
Republicans Are Showing Contempt for the Rules The party is turning against a political commitment to fairness.
Sarah Palin Lost a Shot at a House Seat, but She Has a Second Chance Mary Peltola, a Democrat, defeated Sarah Palin, a well-known Republican, in a special House election. But they will enter a rematch in the fall.
With Peltola’s Defeat of Palin, Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting Has a Moment Mary Peltola won by appealing to Alaskan interests and the electorate’s independent streak. But Alaska’s new voting system played a big role, too.