Liz Ruskin
Washington correspondent for Alaska Public Media. She covers Alaska politics and policy and joins this episode to explain the state's Senate race and election system.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 22min
Democrats’ long-shot bid to flip Alaska’s Senate seat
Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media’s Washington correspondent, breaks down Alaska’s wild Senate contest. The conversation follows Mary Peltola’s upset hopes against Dan Sullivan. It digs into Alaska-first campaign messaging, Trump’s offstage influence, huge money in a hard-to-turn-out state, and the fight over open primaries and ranked-choice voting.
