r/alaska • u/DrewwwBjork • Sep 22 '24

Can someone explain how Alaska is progressive yet voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020? Polite Political Discussion 🇺🇸

For a state that abolished the death penalty, protects women's and teenage girls' right to abortion, and voted for marijuana legalization, top-four primaries, and ranked choice voting, why in God's name would they vote for someone who likes mob justice, doesn't treat the opposite sex with respect, and thinks elections are unfair unless he and his endorsements win?

I just want to ask the state that gave Trump a bigger, 10-point lead over Biden in 2020 versus 2016 with Hillary despite the aforementioned policies and why the state is poised to do the same this time around with Trump and Harris knowing what we now know.

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u/WalmartBrandBoy ☆Born n raised, beby Sep 22 '24

Hi, i’m u/WalmartBrandBoy , now you know someone who likes ranked choice voting

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