Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Scheme, Fox News Reports
Dozens of lawmakers declined to comment on allegations of a plot to confuse voters.
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What this story says
- Dozens of Democrats have not responded to Fox News Digital regarding an alleged scheme in the Alaska Senate election.
- The New York Times reported that aides to candidate Mary Peltola helped recruit a man named Dan Sullivan to run against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
- Peltola's campaign has denied any involvement in recruiting the candidate named Dan Sullivan.
- The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Alaska election officials seeking to delay certification of the senate election results.
Who covered it
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Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers and governors who have previously spoken about threats to democracy have not responded to questions from Fox News Digital concerning an alleged scheme in the Alaska Senate election. The New York Times reported that aides to candidate Mary Peltola helped recruit a man named Dan Sullivan to run against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola's campaign has denied any involvement in recruiting the candidate named Dan Sullivan.
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Alaska election officials seeking to delay certification of the senate election results. Legal experts told Fox News that the DOJ lawsuit faces serious challenges.
Disagreement on lawsuit challenges
Legal experts told Fox News that the DOJ lawsuit faces serious challenges. The New York Ledger reported that legal experts from across the political spectrum said the case faces significant challenges, particularly regarding inferring voter intent from anonymous ballots and state sovereignty over elections.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mention the Department of Justice's lawsuit against Alaska election officials seeking to delay certification of the senate election results. The centre-rated report from The New York Ledger did mention the lawsuit and noted that legal experts told Fox News it faces significant challenges.
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How each side covered it
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Left
0 rated outlets
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Centre
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- The New York Ledger led with the contrast between Democrats' warnings about threats to democracy and their silence on the Alaska election report. It stated that dozens of lawmakers and governors who endorsed Mary Peltola declined to respond to Fox News Digital's questions about a reported effort to confuse voters and potentially cost Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan his seat. The report noted that The New York Times reported aides to Peltola helped recruit a man named Dan Sullivan to run, though Peltola's campaign denied involvement. It also mentioned that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit seeking to delay certification of the election results, and that legal experts told Fox News the case faces significant challenges.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the silence of Democrats regarding the alleged election scheme. Breitbart's full report stated that dozens of leading Democrats, many of whom have railed against the GOP as a "threat to democracy," were universally silent when asked to respond to the tactic of placing another candidate named Dan Sullivan against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan. It noted that none of the 42 Democrats and governors contacted by Fox News responded. The reports highlighted statements made by Senators Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy, and Cory Booker about the importance of democracy, contrasting them with their lack of response to Fox's query. The Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to delay certification of election results was also mentioned, along with legal experts' opinions that the lawsuit faces serious challenges. The New York Times' reporting on Peltola's aides recruiting a candidate named Dan Sullivan was cited, with Peltola's campaign denying involvement.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Scheme, Fox News Reports?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Scheme, Fox News Reports left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Scheme, Fox News Reports biased?
- Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Scheme, Fox News Reports is one event reported by 6 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Scheme, Fox News Reports?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Scheme, Fox News Reports?
- 6 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the alleged scheme in the Alaska Senate election?
- The New York Times reported that aides to candidate Mary Peltola helped recruit a man named Dan Sullivan to run against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan. The alleged aim was to confuse voters and draw votes away from the Republican incumbent. Peltola's campaign has denied any involvement.
- Which Democrats have remained silent on the issue?
- Dozens of Democratic lawmakers and governors who have previously spoken about threats to democracy have not responded to questions from Fox News Digital regarding the alleged scheme. This includes senators like Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy, and Cory Booker, as well as House members and governors.
- What action has the Department of Justice taken?
- The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Alaska election officials. The lawsuit seeks to delay the certification of the senate election results if incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, pending an investigation into whether voter confusion played a role.
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Left
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Centre
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5- Report: Dozens of Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Rigging While Calling GOP a 'Threat to Democracy' (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
Breitbart — is Breitbart biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- DEMOCRATS' 'THREAT TO DEMOCRACY' LECTURES EXPOSED: Alaska Voter Confusion Report Leaves Peltola Backers SILENT (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Dems' dire warnings about threats to democracy face an uncomfortable reckoning after Alaska election report (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
nytimespost.com — is nytimespost.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Dems' dire warnings about threats to democracy face an uncomfortable reckoning after Alaska election report (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
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- Dems' dire warnings about threats to democracy face an uncomfortable reckoning after Alaska election report (opens Fox News in a new tab)
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