From the Left · Watch · October 29, 2026
Oct 29 · Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls for a criminal investigation after a New York Times report that Mary Peltola's campaign sought a second Dan Sullivan for the Senate ballot, and Trump calls it voter fraud
Crooked Media: Hayes: Alaska has ranked choice voting. You can vote for as many Dans as you want.
Grade D (64/100). A host reads out the Times findings, then Hayes calls the move dirty pool and argues ranked choice voting limits any confusion
D: Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [1:07] 'Republicans have now turned against it, partly because Donald Trump has turned against it' (speaker's own unsourced claim)
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): [0:09] 'Republicans are going ballistic' (host's own wording)
Splits: A host reads out the Times findings, then Hayes calls the move dirty pool and argues ranked choice voting limits any confusion
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