# Trump rips Democrat’s ‘unfair’ Alaska midterms sabotage plot as he heads to South Carolina where race is razor tight: Live updates

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-rips-democrats-unfair-alaska-midterms-sabotage-plot-as-he-heads-to-south-carolina-where-race-is-razor-tight-live-updates/
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:14:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T16:52:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16249687/us-midterms-election-2026-voting-live-updates.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Trump condemned allegations of vote diversion in Alaska.
- Peltola denies involvement; a House committee is investigating.
- Democrats need four Senate gains to take control.

## Summary

Donald Trump criticised Mary Peltola over allegations that her campaign sought to divert votes from Alaska’s Republican Senator Dan Sullivan by recruiting a candidate with the same name. Peltola denies the accusation; Trump called the alleged plan unfair and fraudulent as he travelled to South Carolina to campaign for Darline Graham in a closely contested Senate race.

Control of Congress is at stake in the midterm elections, with Republicans holding 53 Senate seats and Democrats needing to gain at least four to take control. The article says Democrats lead Republicans by 8.2 percentage points nationally, while House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted polls would be wrong and Republicans would outperform expectations. A House committee has opened an investigation into the Alaska allegations, and authorities are also investigating up to 100 suspicious mailings sent to election officials in six or more states.

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