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President Donald Trump traveled to Alaska to hold a campaign rally supporting Republican Senator Dan Sullivan as he faces a competitive reelection race. Trump used the appearance to warn voters about a second candidate on the ballot who shares the incumbent senator's name. The Republican candidate bearing the same name defended his identity against Trump's criticisms.
Outlets across the political spectrum report that Donald Trump visited Alaska to campaign for incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in a competitive race and addressed another candidate on the ballot sharing the same name.
Left-leaning The Guardian and HuffPost highlight the confusion surrounding the similarly named candidate, with HuffPost featuring a response from the candidate himself. Center outlets like PBS NewsHour and The Hill focus broadly on Trump's campaign stop and Republican efforts to retain control of the Senate. Right-leaning outlets including the Washington Examiner and New York Post emphasize Trump's rally details and his allegations that the opposing candidate's presence is part of a Democratic sabotage plot.
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Watch live: Trump heads to Alaska as Senate race heats up
President Trump is making an unusual campaign stop in Alaska Tuesday, where a once-reliably-Republican Senate seat is now firmly in play just three weeks before the midterms. The president will rally alongside incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), who is facing a tough challenge from former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Recent polling showed Peltola with…
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Republican senator Dan S Sullivan is vying for re-election against Democrat Mary Peltola – and another candidate called Dan J SullivanDonald Trump has encouraged Alaskans to vote for the “real” Dan Sullivan, as he sought a breakthrough for the Republican incumbent senator in a tightly fought Senate race complicated by a rival candidate with a…
“How could I be a fake Dan Sullivan? That is my real name!” the retired teacher told HuffPost of his bid against his same-named Alaskan senator.
Alaska strategists and voters acknowledge GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is facing a difficult road, despite Trump’s support and the outside money pouring in.
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President Trump is making an unusual campaign stop in Alaska Tuesday, where a once-reliably-Republican Senate seat is now firmly in play just three weeks before the midterms. The president will rally alongside incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), who is facing a tough challenge from former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Recent polling showed Peltola with…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday will devote a big chunk of his dwindling time ahead of crucial midterm elections to head all the way to Alaska — attempting to bolster a Republican incumbent senator in another sign of GOP fears about retaining control of Congress after Election Day on Nov. 3.
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President Donald Trump held a rally for Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and other down-ballot Republicans in Wasilla, Alaska, Tuesday night, the first stop on a three-leg western campaign tour that will also take the president to Arizona and Montana. Democrats have circled Alaska, a typically reliable Republican state, as a winnable seat in their bid…
President Trump blasted the “fake” Dan Sullivan campaign for the Senate in Alaska as a “hoax by the Democrats” and said his administration is looking into allegations that the longshot candidate coordinated with a liberal group to sabotage The Last Frontier’s Republican senator. “We are looking — I can’t say federal, but we are looking...
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