A Democrat wins in Alaska. I follow politics in Alaska. I was born there in the 1950s and periodically go back to see nature and fish. Imagine how excited I was to hear the news that Mary Peltola, an Alaskan native, won over Republican candidate Sarah Palin.

Peltola became the first Alaskan native in the state’s history, and the first Democrat to be elected to fill Alaska's lone house seat in decades. One can only speculate on why a Democrat won in a highly Republican state. Was it the abortion issue? Did Trump’s election lies and scandals sway voters?

Missing in Petola’s campaign were conspiracy theories and false claims of election fraud that Trump spreads to this day. I wonder what a win for a Democrat in a red state tells us about the midterms coming up in November. Hopefully It means a loss for Republican candidates who parrot and spread Trump’s false election lies. We have already had enough of that!

Cross your fingers for more Democrats.