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They do have a bit of point; Republican voters are certainly not the most informed. But don't the ballots list a candidate's party beside their name?
Senator Dan Sullivan and opponent Dan Sullivan, not to be confused with Mayor Dan Sullivan, are both running on a Republican ticket. I've been watching this unfold for a while and it's been glorious
Wait, how are two Republicans on the general election ballot? Shouldn't one of them have been eliminated in the primary?
Looking it up to answer my own question (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Alaska):
LMAO, that's amazing!
Wait, so this alternate Dan Sullivan already placed in the top 4 primary? What the fuck.
Sounds to me like he has legitimate supporters, undermining the Tump lackeys' "spoiler" argument even more.
I imagine that they assume the people that are voting for them are easily confused and not smarter than the average bear.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article317556996.html
If they want smarter voters they shouldn't de-fund education. They can have the day they voted for.
That's doing bears a major disservice.
think of the average bear, now realize that half of them are dumber than that
I'm constantly reminded when dealing with people at work of the park rangers response to difficulties in keeping bears out of the trash. "There is significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people"
There is significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people.
Also the dumbest bears and the dumbest people.
Aren't they both running as Republicans? I thought I heard that in Alaska you get to declare your party and that's what goes on the ballot, not policing who declares what based on the party's desires.