Democratic withdrawals leave some Alaskans questioning the point of ranked choice voting

This is a 2022 sample ranked choice ballot from the Division of Elections. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)
Anchorage retiree Susan Klein is a progressive and a fan of ranked choice voting. She thought that, come November, she’d be able to choose her favorite of the two Democrats in the governor’s race and rank the other, without worrying about splitting the vote. If her favorite came in last, she knew her vote would be redistributed to her second favorite.
But then, last week, her