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Fallout in Alaska Senate Race Over Peltola’s Ballot Stacking Plot

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Both sides have a long tradition of promoting spoiler candidates.

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What the coverage shows

Coverage clusters around the race being unexpectedly close and around outside attention to Darline Graham, but the framing varies. The New York Times alone foregrounds a new super PAC tied to the data center industry and says its first bet is on Graham, while The Hill, NBC News and CBS News emphasize Trump’s visits to South Carolina. The Guardian US and one The Hill item focus more on polling and describe the contest as tied or deadlocked, and Fox News and Vox mention only other Senate races, not this one.

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How it broke

27 Oct 18:59 Democracy Now!First Trump's DOJ prepares to challenge Democratic win in Alaska Senate race
28 Oct 19:06 Reason To Confuse Voters, Mary Peltola's Campaign Recruited a Second Dan Sullivan
28 Oct 23:33 CBS News Breaking down the report alleging Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a second Dan Sullivan in Alaska
29 Oct 08:30 Ben Shapiro The Mystery of Alaska's Two Dan Sullivans Just Took a Major Turn
29 Oct 13:10 The Guardian US Alaska governor orders investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign
29 Oct 14:42 The Guardian US Senate race in once reliably Republican South Carolina tied in final stretch – poll
29 Oct 14:49 Fox News Maine, Kansas Senate races neck and neck as Democrats lead in Texas, Michigan, poll shows
29 Oct 14:50 NBC News DOJ issues subpoenas in Alaska Senate race as governor launches separate investigation
29 Oct 16:15 Reason The Law and Democrats Allegedly Recruiting Second "Dan Sullivan" to Run in Alaska Senate Race
29 Oct 16:44 The Guardian US Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking effort
29 Oct 18:00 Vox Why Republicans are sweating the Texas Senate race
29 Oct 19:30 The Hill Mary Peltola’s chances tested by Alaska Senate ballot controversy | DATA NERDS
29 Oct 20:05 Axios The bizarre twist shaking up Alaska's Senate race and catching Trump's ire
29 Oct 20:29 The Guardian US DoJ reportedly issues subpoenas over same-name Alaska candidates
29 Oct 21:20 Reuters Did Democrats recruit a spoiler candidate in Alaska's Senate race? | Reuters World News
29 Oct 21:32 Ben Shapiro Evening Wire: Peltola Under Investigation For Decoy Dan"Plot & DOJ Cracks Down on Fake Student Fraud
29 Oct 21:47 The Hill Kansas, Maine Senate races neck and neck: CNN poll
29 Oct 22:17 PBS NewsHour Republicans seize on controversy in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race
29 Oct 22:55 New York Times Fallout in Alaska Senate Race Over Peltola’s Ballot Stacking Plot
29 Oct 23:00 The Hill Could the Dems flip the deadlocked South Carolina Senate race?
29 Oct 23:02 60 Minutes Department of Justice investigating Alaska Senate race just days ahead of midterms
29 Oct 23:06 NBC News Criminal investigation into Alaska Democrat’s Senate campaign
29 Oct 23:43 CBS News Trump campaigns in South Carolina as Senate race is surprisingly close
29 Oct 23:50 ABC News Alaska's Senate race sparks investigations as Trump campaigns in South Carolina
29 Oct 23:52 CBS News DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe
30 Oct 00:00 The Hill What to know about report that Peltola campaign recruited second Dan Sullivan
30 Oct 00:31 60 Minutes Alaska Senate race under investigation, high airfares loom over midterms, more | The Takeout
30 Oct 00:39 New York Times How Common Is Ballot Stacking? What to Know as Conflict Roils Alaska Senate Race.
30 Oct 01:20 NBC News Steve Kornacki breaks down Maine Senate race
30 Oct 01:59 The Guardian US Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – as it happened
30 Oct 03:52 CNN 2 Dan Sullivans of Alaska, 1 October surprise?
30 Oct 04:29 CNBC DOJ escalates Alaska Senate lawsuit over dueling Sullivan candidacies
30 Oct 04:39 CBS News What to know about Alaska's Senate race with 2 Dan Sullivans
30 Oct 04:48 CBS News Alaska gov. orders probe into Peltola over 2nd Dan Sullivan on ballot
30 Oct 05:03 CBS News Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan
30 Oct 08:02 CNN Polling voters in Maine, Michigan, Texas, Kansas
30 Oct 08:30 Ben Shapiro Mary Peltola Under Investigation in Alaska’s Decoy Dan Scandal
30 Oct 09:00 NPR Here are the Senate races to watch ahead of Election Day
30 Oct 09:02 New York Times How Michigan’s Midterm Senate Race Could Influence the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary
30 Oct 09:15 Newsweek Five Senate Races That Are Tightening Before Midterms

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