Crossfiled7 outlets · filed 28 October 2026
Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign reportedly recruited second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race
Republicans have condemned the presence of two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, calling it a ploy to split votes Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign was behind an effort to recruit a challenger with almost the same name as the Republican US senator Dan Sullivan, both of whom will appear on the ballo
Associated Press
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NBC News and Fox News both center on Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s endorsement of the Democrat in Alaska’s governor’s race, naming Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in both headlines and extracts. NBC frames it more neutrally as an endorsement ahead of Election Day, while Fox foregrounds the break with Trump by calling it a “snub” and contrasting Murkowski with the Trump-backed candidate. Fox is also the only outlet to explicitly mention Trump’s endorsement in its extract.
Written by Crossfiled from the 8 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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