“America is at a tipping point,” he said. “As I watched the far left destroy the country, I knew I had to join and fight.” Palin is running for office to succeed Yang, the longtime Alaskan woman who died last month at the age of 88. Although she has been away from her last candidacy for years, she enters the race as a well-known name in the state. The special election will be held on June 11 and the general election will be held on August 16, the same day as the primary in Alaska. The contests will be the first to use the state’s new electoral system, where all candidates run on a single ballot in the primary and the first four candidates advance in the general election. In the general election the winning candidate will be determined by a ranking vote. Since running for vice president, Palin has not sought any other elected office, although the party has moved more toward the rhetoric that made her stand out as vice president. In 2009, shortly after she and McCain lost to the then Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden and Palin resigned as governor of Alaska, citing pressure and financial constraints from a series of ethical grievances. Since then, Palin has continued to be a key figure in the Republican convention, appearing regularly at large rallies of Republican activists to criticize Democrats. And he was a sought-after supporter of some Republican candidates, including Donald Trump when he was a successful presidential candidate in 2016. Palin has tampered with a possible bid in recent media appearances. “There is time and season for everything and if this season is where I need a more formal platform to have, then, yes, I will drop my hat in the ring because we need people who have cojones,” he said. said Fox. “We need people like Donald Trump who have nothing to lose, like me.” This story has been updated with additional details on Friday. CNN’s Ethan Cohen contributed to this report.
