Sarah Palin's Loss 'Never Gets Old': Alaska Defeat Sparks Memes, Jokes

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epublican Sarah Palin has become the subject of mockery

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and ridicule online after the former vice president candidate

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lost her bid to retain Alaska's sole seat in the House of Representatives to Mary Peltola.

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Palin, the former governor of Alaska, lost an election to Peltola for the

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second time in just over three months after the Democrat won the

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special election in late August to replace Republican Congressman Don Young following his death

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Peltola, who will now begin a full term as the first Alaska Native

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woman to serve in Congress, increased her vote share over Palin in

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the midterm election, beating the Donald Trump-endorsed Palin by 55 percent to 45 percent.

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