Coverage dated October 30, 2026

In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of ‘spoiler’ candidates

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By investigating an Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful over her campaign’s reported involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting a political trick that has been used in American politics for decades.

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    In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of ‘spoiler’ candidates (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    By investigating an Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful over her campaign’s reported involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting a political trick that has been used in American politics for decades.

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