A convicted felon in New York may help determine whether Republicans hold all the levers of government in Washington next year.
No, not that convicted felon.
Vote counts in Alaska’s lone House seat are still trickling in. But doing some rough math from the totals so far, there’s a possibility that Eric Hafner’s presence on the ballot—combined with Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system—may help decide the race between Nick Begich (R) and incumbent Mary Peltola (D).
And while Republicans appear to be on their way to maintaining their narrow control of the House, it’s not impossible that an Alaska flip could ...