# Bari Weiss faced ‘significant resistance’ from CBS News staffers about Alaska ballot scandal, insiders say

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bari-weiss-faced-significant-resistance-from-cbs-news-staffers-about-alaska-ballot-scandal-insiders-say/
- Published: 2026-10-29T19:51:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T23:06:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/bari-weiss-faced-significant-resistance-cbs-news-staffers-alaska-ballot-scandal-insiders-say
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Weiss urged CBS staff to pursue the Alaska ballot story.
- Staffers differed on whether the alleged tactic was unusual.
- The Justice Department has sued over possible effects on the result.

## Summary

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss called the Alaska ballot controversy a “scandal” and urged staff to pursue it, but several staffers reportedly argued that similar candidate-name tactics are routine politics. The discussion reflects a broader dispute over how to cover allegations that a rival candidate was recruited to confuse voters.

The New York Times reported that aides to Mary Peltola sought people named Dan Sullivan, with the aim of persuading one to run against Republican Senator Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s four-person ranked-choice ballot. Peltola’s former campaign manager said she was aware of the effort but not directly involved; Peltola’s campaign has disputed the allegations. The US Justice Department has sued Alaska over certification of the result if votes for the other Sullivan could affect the outcome.

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