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The Hill · Aug 21, 2026

Whole Hog Politics: A chilly forecast for the Senate GOP from Alaska

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Becky Bohrer, Associated Press

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Elon Musk may succeed in November at repealing Alaska’s nonpartisan primary system. Whether you think that’s a good thing or not probably depends on whether you’re a Republican who wants to stop worrying about a state that for decades was more reliably red than parts of the Deep South.

But if you’re an election forecaster, you will miss Alaska’s system if Musk and Co. succeed. With one of the latest primaries on the calendar, Alaska gives us an invaluable look at where voters are heading in a general election now just 74 days away.

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