Republican Ousted By Democrat in Shock Election Defeat

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Republican Ousted By Democrat in Shock Election Defeat - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-fairbanks-mayor-election-democrat-republican-10844700




Alaska's City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs, a Republican, conceded to Mindy O'Neall, a Democrat, in the mayoral election on Tuesday night.


According to preliminary election night results, O’Neall received 1,808 votes (54 percent) and Pruhs received 1,528 votes (45.7 percent). Republicans have held the mayoralty for over a decade.

“The race is over. Mindy O’Neall won. A few votes yet to be counted, but I'm down by 250 votes. The voters have spoken,” Pruhs told Alaska’s News Source.

Pruhs blamed low voter turnout and O’Neall having the support of the state Democratic Party for his defeat.

[riversedge]

1. Congratulations to Mindy.

[Skittles]

2. I'm hoping this happens more and more

with the realization that increasingly the GOP = FASCISM

[DownriverDem]

12. Dems have

been winning these elections for months.

[B.See]

22. Exactly. Which is why

Trump's pushing his MAGAS to gerrymander the hell out of states while trying to start/incite s*** via armed occupations.

[malaise]

3. Great news

Rec

[gademocrat7]

4. Very good news

[LilElf70]

5. I sure hope this is a sign

of good news to come.

[BobsYourUncle]

6. YEAH!,

Blame it on the Democrats. It’s always their fault.

Stuck in a rut, there?

[DownriverDem]

13. They sure are

stuck in a rut. Either they aren't paying attention or are bots posting negative comments.

[hatrack]

7. Low turnout across the board in Alaska elections this time around, Dem wins in Palmer . . . .

Is it the absence of Duh Grate Leedur from the ballot?

Or do AK Trumpers assume that "My work is done here" and it's no longer necessary to vote?

[SSJVegeta]

8. Absence of the orange moron

[Scrivener7]

10. Or all those republicans sheepishly staying home in

embarrassment at the fallout from their fucking around?

[hatrack]

20. Ah, yes - I'd forgotten The FAFO Factor . . .

[DFW]

9. The candidate of the Democratic Party "having the support of the state Democratic Party."

Yeah, I can see where that might be an insurmountable obstacle to overcome...........

[rpannier]

26. Especially in a state like Alaska

I mean, Democratic dominance has been visible for how long now

[tinrobot]

11. Fairbanks has almost 100,000 people and less than 4,000 voted?

Further proof that turnout is really, really important.

VOTE!

[moose65]

25. Say what?

Fairbanks’ population is around 32,000. It’s still very low turnout, though.

[Gimpyknee]

14. WTF?

The population of Fairbanks is approximately 31,500 people with the median age of age of 28+ years and all they can draw is 3,300 voters? What a f’en joke. Alaska has less than 750,000 citizens compared to
New York’s nearly 20 million and they both get two Senators? Again, a f’en joke. And while I’m at it, fuck the shithole states of Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota and their unfair representation in the Senate.

[Champp]

15. Americans don't like fascist Republicans

or fascists of any stripe

Fascism is fundamentally unAmerican and unChristian. Republicans don't give a shit. They in the fascist bag, till it becomes their turn to get shit upon..

[sop]

16. Dig into the numbers and it's clear Republican voters are staying home:

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/69e59ebd7fc74a1cb0f83e9267f17e93

[SocialDemocrat61]

17. Damn Democrats are so unpopular

winning all these special elections.

[70sEraVet]

18. I hope this is what happens on Dec. 2, when we elect a new US Representative....

to fill Mark Green's seat in Tennessee's District 7!!
" (Republican candidate) blamed low voter turnout and (Democratic candidate) having the support of the state Democratic Party for his defeat."

[pandr32]

19. Excellent news!

[ProfessorGAC]

21. "Pruhs blamed low voter turnout..."

I notice he doesn't blame that having an R after one's name could becoming a liability.

[rpannier]

27. He should'a worked harder to turn out the

vote.

[Celerity]

28. The ballot in mayoral elections in Fairbanks does not list party affiliations next to candidates' names

[ProfessorGAC]

29. Silly

Do you just assume nobody in Fairbanks know who is a D and who is an R?

[bluescribbler]

23. Yowza!!!

That's great news!!!!

[pat_k]

24. Great Interview: Beating MAGA In Alaska With AK Dem Party Chair Eric Croft

This was a really interesting interview. There's a lot here. Highly recommend!!

The AK state party could be a model for western states.

A worthwhile 30 minutes if you can find the time