Alaska Rep.-Elect Mary Peltola Says Staying Out of 'Partisan Pettiness' Helped Her Defeat Sarah Palin
Mary Peltola.Photo: Ash Adams for The Washington Post via GettyFresh off of defeating former vice presidential nomineeSarah Palinin a special election to serve a short term in the U.S. House, Alaska DemocratMary Peltolachalks her victory up to staying out of the muck of partisan politics.In aninterview with PBS, Peltola says she believes voters “had an appetite for candidates who really wanted to stick to the issues and not get involved in partisan pettiness....