Sarah Palin vowed to stay the course as she looks ahead to November’s midterm elections.
Palin lost to Democrat Mary Peltola on Wednesday in a special election for Alaska’s at-large House seat following the death of longtime Rep. Don Young (R-AK) earlier this year. This fall, she and fellow Alaska Republican candidate Nick Begich will face off against Peltola again, this time in a race for a full two-year term starting in January.
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In a news conference Monday outside her home, Palin called on Begich to drop out of the race.
“He keeps calling me a quitter,” Palin said. “Now he wants me, the one who is clearly the only true conservative in this race who can win, he wants me to quit! Now that’s the real joke. Sorry, Nick. I never retreat. I reload.”
In an Instagram post on Monday, Palin said, “Republicans must unite.”
In response, Begich’s campaign issued a statement saying he would remain in the race: “We are confident that we are on a positive trajectory to win in November.”
Begich added, “I will continue traveling the state, making the case that this election is about a choice between Mary Peltola and Nick Begich.”
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Monday was the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the November election.
With both Republican candidates set to face off in November’s election, Palin said actions would meet words: “You’ll be able to see us not just talking the talk but walking the walk that we’ve not yet begun to fight.”
