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From the Left · Watch · November 3, 2026

Nov 3 · On Election Day in Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan calls a second Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot a decoy as he faces Democrat Mary Peltola

CBS News: A judge over the weekend dismissed the Trump administration's attempt to delay certification of Alaska's Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. CBS News' @JonahPKaplan has more from Anchorage.

CBS News: A judge over the weekend dismissed the Trump administration's attempt to delay certification of Alaska's Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. CBS News' @JonahPKaplan has more from Anchorage.

Grade C (76/100). CBS News' Jonah Kaplan reports from Anchorage on the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, the dismissed Justice Department suit, ranked choice voting and how long the count could take

C: Mixes in the reporter's opinion.

  • Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [4:14] 'our unique system here, the founders, man, they created something that is really special' (correspondent Jonah Kaplan's own opinion, unlabeled)

Splits: CBS News' Jonah Kaplan reports from Anchorage on the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, the dismissed Justice Department suit, ranked choice voting and how long the count could take

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