@lruskin

DC correspondent, Alaska Public Media. On BlueSky I’m lizruskin. Newsletter: Alaska At-Large. I block incivility. News tips: [email protected]

 Washington, DC / Anchorage
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Joined February 2009
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"Alaska once had a proud Dan tradition. A sample from the 1930 Census showed the territory was home to twice as many Dans as the national average rate" washingtonsun.com/national/d…

Is There a Reason There Are So Many Dan Sullivans in Alaska? An Investigation.

Alaska’s unusual demographics could explain part of its Dan glut in state politics.

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Tyler Englander@TylerEnglanderOct 25
Election Day is one milk away
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Anchorage Police report on @MaryPeltola ‘s accident. Says the vehicle she was in was stopped at a light in South Anchorage and was rear-ended.
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(Just the initial police account. Not an investigative report, obviously.)
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Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash alaskapublic.org/news/politi…

Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash

The family was on their way to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet.

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“Alaskans, apparently, must elect Senator Dan S. Sullivan or the President will not let them elect anyone at all,” attorneys for Peltola say. alaskapublic.org/news/politi…

Peltola, Democratic Party move to intervene in DOJ election lawsuit

Trump is trying to force Alaskans to reelect Sen. Sullivan, her attorneys say.

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Some people don’t realize that the quote marks indicate this is a quote from a legal document. The subject of the story is the filing and I quoted from it.
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This is how the two Dan Sullivans appear on Alaska’s ranked choice ballot.
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Candidate @MaryPeltola addresses the Trump election lawsuit: “This is just flagrant, flagrant corruption” A brief mention of it during “candidate forum” at AFN. (Sen. Sullivan did not attend.)
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Alaskans, legal experts condemn federal lawsuit as attempt to invalidate the vote in U.S. Senate race alaskapublic.org/news/politi…

Alaskans, legal experts condemn federal lawsuit as attempt to invalidate the vote in U.S. Senate...

The lawsuit represented a baseless effort by the Trump administration to interfere in the state’s elections, a range of Alaskans and legal experts said Friday.

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Michael Kruse
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Peltola and Sullivan are “running multimillion-dollar campaigns and don’t see the need to talk to reporters as much,” @lruskin tells @ErikWemple. tinyurl.com/y9357yjs
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Alaska Democrats lead in other statewide races, but not for U.S. House. Indy Bill Hill, endorsed by Ds, is experiencing a downside to avoiding party labels. Among other oddities, he's running negative ads on the only D in the race, an inmate in NY. alaskapublic.org/news/politi…

Hill campaign gains ground, but supporters worry it’s too late

Democrats lead in other statewide races, but not for U.S. House. Independent Bill Hill, endorsed by Democrats, is seeing a downside to avoiding party labels.

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After the debate, @SenDanSullivan clarified that he did NOT believe we provided anyone questions in advance.
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@cspanOct 16
Sen. Dan Sullivan: We weren't supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we? Moderator: "Neither one of you got questions beforehand. Absolutely not. Sullivan: Okay, I'm just watching my opponent read from questions that seem to be answered. Mary Peltola: I'm prepared.
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Lotta excitement outside Alaska Public Media rn, 45 mins ahead of our debate between @MaryPeltola and @DanSullivan_AK
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He remembers getting a call on Jan. 6, 2021, asking him to try to keep the kids away from the TV. “She didn’t want them to see what was happening and worry about her.” rollcall.com/2026/10/15/jour…

Journalists mourn former press gallery director Laura Lytle

Laura Lytle, a former director of the Senate Daily Press Gallery, died Tuesday at age 51.  She was a fierce advocate for press access at the Capitol and brought a sense of humor to a job that could...

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Trump’s Alaska rally brings pardons, promises and endorsements to Wasilla alaskapublic.org/news/politi…

Trump rally brings pardons, promises and endorsements to Wasilla

The president endorsed Republicans, mocked Democrats and talked up Alaska developments he’s advanced.

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Alaska poll suggests ranked choice voting will survive the recall attempt
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PROPOSITION 2!! This is the Prop 2 with no Prop 1 (that was back in August!) It concerns the repeal of the much-maligned "Ranked Choice Voting" system that we adopted in Alaska by initiative in 2020. It has become an extremely polarizing issue, as we shall see. 🧵1/10
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Trump to rally in Alaska for @SenDanSullivan in Wasilla on Tuesday. Venue is a 3,500 seat arena. alaskapublic.org/news/politi…

Trump to rally for Sullivan in Wasilla next week

Polls show Sen. Dan Sullivan faces stiff competition to keep his seat. Alaska is one of seven tossups that could decide whether the GOP keeps its Senate majority.

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Igor Bobic
@igorbobicOct 5
Next 60 minutes bit: seeing how fast senators can run to catch a departing train
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@60MinutesOct 5
As 60 Minutes followed Sen. Thom Tillis around Capitol Hill, the 66-year-old senator dares Ross Douthat to see if he can jump across the Capitol subway tracks – then does it himself. cbsn.ws/4i2xXOD
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What is this plume? SW of Anchorage
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