cover of episode Why Sarah Palin Lost

Why Sarah Palin Lost

Publish Date: 2022/9/1
logo of podcast FiveThirtyEight Politics

FiveThirtyEight Politics

Chapters

Shownotes Transcript

Democrat and former state Rep. Mary Peltola won Alaska's special congressional election on Wednesday, defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III. Nathaniel Rakich discusses why it's difficult to draw a broader conclusion about the political environment based on the result. Later, Monica Potts joins to discuss why voters sometimes contradict their partisan beliefs on ballot measures.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices