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Trump urges Alaskans to repeal ranked choice voting: ‘Damn bad cheating’

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Datoc, C. (2026, October 14). Trump urges Alaskans to repeal ranked choice voting: ‘Damn bad cheating’. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/4765037/trump-alaskans-ranked-choice-voting/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-14 · by Christian Datoc

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At an event in Wasilla, Alaska, President Donald Trump urged Alaskans to support Ballot Measure 2 by voting “yes” to repeal the state’s ranked choice voting system. Trump claimed that ranked choice voting is a "scam" used by Democrats to manipulate election outcomes and benefit candidates like Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher running for U.S. Senate in 2026. He emphasized his message by stating, “All it is is a way to cheat,” and urged the audience to terminate the system as it is harmful to Alaska’s electoral process.
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As of October 13, 2026, President Donald Trump campaigned in Wasilla, Alaska, to support Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in his tight Senate race against Democrat Mary Peltola. The visit aimed to secure control of the US Congress for Republicans during Trump's final two years in office. Trump accused Democrats of backing another candidate named Daniel Sullivan to confuse voters and split votes from the incumbent. In a rally, Trump called ranked choice voting a "scam" and faced protests, responding with derogatory remarks. The race is crucial as Democrats need at least four Senate seats to reclaim majority control; recent polls show Peltola slightly ahead in Alaska despite it being historically Republican territory.

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Alaska Ballot Measure 2 Democrats Republicans the U.S. Senate

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Alaska GPE · 3× Trump PERSON · 3× Dan J. Sullivan PERSON · 1× Dan Sullivan PERSON · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Republicans NORP · 1× Sullivan PERSON · 1× Wasilla GPE · 1× the U.S. Senate ORG · 1×

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Trump and Republicans have frequently accused Democrats of backing Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher running for the U.S. Senate in 2026, as a means of abusing the system and pull votes away from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-14
2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner
Trump urges Alaskans to repeal ranked choice voting: ‘Damn bad cheating’ · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 0 hedged)

President Donald Trump called on Alaska voters Tuesday night to support Ballot Measure 2 in order to repeal the state’s ranked choice voting system. asserted
Trump → call → system
Trump and Republicans have frequently accused Democrats of backing Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher running for the U.S. Senate in 2026, as a means of abusing the system and pull votes away from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK). asserted
Trump → accuse → Sullivan
The president called ranked choice a “scam” while stumping for Sullivan in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday night. asserted
president → call → night
“You go in No. 1, you come out No. 2, No. 3. asserted
you → go → ?
Nobody knows what they’re doing back there. asserted
they → know → what
They know what they’re doing. asserted
they → know → what
It’s a scam. asserted
It → ’ → ?
It’s a Dumocrat scam, and you got to repeal it,” he told the crowd. asserted
he → ’ → crowd
“You got to get out, if for no other reason, you got to repeal rank choice. asserted
you → got → choice
It’s a joke all over the country, and everyone else is repealing.” asserted
everyone → ’ → country
Alaska utilizes a top-four primary, in which the four highest vote-getters from the August primary advance to the general election. asserted
getters → utilize → election
Voters can rank up to four candidates. asserted
Voters → rank → candidates
The person with the least votes after each round is eliminated, with ballots reapportioned or exhausted until the winner clears 50%. asserted
winner → eliminate → %
“All it is is a way to cheat,” Trump continued. asserted
Trump → cheat → ?
“You’ve got to terminate it and get it out because it’s no good, it’s bad for your system, so bad for your state, and we gotta be careful.” asserted
we → get → state
Trump later clarified that he wants Alaskans to “vote yes” on the ballot measure, “meaning yes, we’re going to repeal.” asserted
we → clarify → measure
“You know they word them a little strange. asserted
they → know → them
It means yes, we’re going to repeal. asserted
we → mean → ?
That’s what it means. asserted
it → ’ → what
We’re going to repeal in this election,” he declared. asserted
he → go → election
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