Mary Peltola, who won Alaska’s only House seat on Wednesday, started her race as an underdog. “Everybody seems to like Mary Peltola.” A June report from Alaska Public Media came to a similar conclusion: “If she’s pulled herself out of statewide obscurity, it’s likely due to her dominant personality trait: niceness.” In the second round of the special election, Peltola …
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