Democrats’ long-shot bid to flip Alaska’s Senate seat

民主党争取翻盘阿拉斯加州参议院席位的长期赌注

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-03-25

22 分钟
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Democrats are hoping for an upset in Alaska’s Senate race. U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, is trying to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan. We discuss the major issues at play, plus why Republicans are backing an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and Alaska Public Media Washington correspondent Liz Ruskin. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Miles Parks.

  • I cover voting.

  • And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

  • And Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin is here with us today.

  • Hi, Liz.

  • Hi, Miles.

  • It's great to be here.

  • I'm so excited to have you here in studio with us.

  • Ahead of this year's midterm elections, we are looking at interesting races.

  • So you all probably guessed it today.

  • We are focusing on Alaska, a red state that Democrats are hoping to pull off an upset in the Senate race this November.

  • So let's just start there, Liz.

  • This is a race, the Senate race, that has an incumbent.

  • What can you tell us about Republican Senator Dan Sullivan?

  • Well, Dan Sullivan, when he got into politics, I would say he was a George W. Bush Republican.

  • He served in the State Department under the Bush administration.

  • And he's evolved.

  • He was skeptical of President Trump at first, a candidate Trump in 2016 when the Access Hollywood tape came out.

  • He called on Trump to get out of the race.