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Trump calls for Peltola's removal from Alaska Senate race amid ballot controversy

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Covered by 4 outlets. No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

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President Donald Trump has called for Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be removed from the ballot and prosecuted, following a new report by the Times, according to United Press International. JD Vance is undecided on whether she should be prosecuted, NewsNation reports, citing The Hill. The Boston Globe reports that Alaska's governor has ordered a criminal investigation into Peltola's campaign. Bloomberg reports on alleged ballot stacking in the Alaska Senate race and the potential legal and campaign-finance questions it raises, and says Trump has called the matter voter fraud.

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Trump called for Peltola to be removed from the ballot and prosecuted after a new report.
One outletUnited Press International· Center
Alaska's governor ordered a criminal investigation into the Peltola campaign.
One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left
JD Vance is undecided on whether Peltola should be prosecuted.
One outletNewsNation· Center
Alleged ballot stacking in the Alaska Senate race raises potential legal and campaign-finance questions.
One outletBloomberg· Left
Trump has described the Alaska Senate race controversy as voter fraud.
One outletBloomberg· Left

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Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

Peltola should be removed from the race and prosecuted.
Trump has called for this; JD Vance is undecided on whether she should be prosecuted, according to NewsNation's report.
The Alaska Senate race controversy is voter fraud.
Trump describes it as voter fraud; Bloomberg describes it as alleged ballot stacking that raises potential legal and campaign-finance questions.

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Every side present reports a controversy over Mary Peltola's Alaska Senate campaign and Trump's comments on it. Center coverage emphasizes Trump's call for her removal and prosecution, while left coverage emphasizes the governor's criminal investigation and Trump's voter-fraud claim.

the left
2 outlets
Far Left Boston Globe headline leads with the governor ordering a criminal investigation into the Peltola campaign, while Bloomberg, rated Left, frames the story around Trump's voter-fraud remarks.
Alaska governor orders criminal investigation into Peltola campaign
The Boston GlobeFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
Center headlines lead with Trump's call to remove Peltola from the race and prosecute her; NewsNation's headline, a report by The Hill, centers JD Vance's undecided stance instead.
Trump calls for Peltola to be removed from race, face prosecution after Times report
United Press InternationalCenterAll center headlines
the right
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The secret plan involved
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The secret plan involvedMore neutral: The reported plan involved
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…describing the Democratic effort as “voter fraud at the highest level.” The secret plan involved senior advisers to both the Peltola campaign and the top campaign committee…
Used byThe Boston Globe (Far Left)

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Voter Fraud at the Highest LevelMore neutral: a claimed violation of election law
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Trump called the alleged action "Voter Fraud at the Highest Level" in a social media post Wednesday and said Peltola and the other…
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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

governor's criminal investigation of the campaign
Trump's voter-fraud claim
ballot stacking and campaign-finance questions

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BloombergLeft
Trump on Alaska Sen. Race Controversy: It's Voter Fraud
Bloomberg’s Anna Edgerton joined the show to discuss the Alaska Senate race and the potential legal and campaign-finance questions surrounding ballot stacking. She speaks with Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg’s "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
2 hr agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
The Boston GlobeFar Left
Alaska governor orders criminal investigation into Peltola campaign
Earlier in the day, President Trump demanded that Peltola, a Democrat, be removed from the ballot and prosecuted without explaining what crime, if any, was committed. …
3 hr agoRead at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

Trump's call for removal and prosecution
trigger in a new Times report
JD Vance undecided on prosecution

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NewsNationCenterHill report
JD Vance undecided on whether Mary Peltola should be prosecuted
Fort Worth, Texas— Vice President Vance did not say on Thursday whether he agreed with President Trump’s calls to prosecute Democrat Mary Peltola over her Senate campaign’s reported efforts to recruit a spoiler candidate in Alaska. …
4 hr agoRead at NewsNation (opens in a new tab)
United Press InternationalCenter
Trump calls for Peltola to be removed from race, face prosecution after Times report
President Trump is calling for Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for a Senate seat in Alaska, to be removed from the ballot after a new report.
1 day agoRead at United Press International (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

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Left
21 hr 43 min later
Its first report, Oct 29, 5:45 PM EDT
Center
First to report
United Press International, Oct 28, 8:02 PM EDT
Right
No report yet
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United Press InternationalCenterOct 28, 8:02 PM EDT
NewsNationCenterOct 29, 4:59 PM EDT
The Boston GlobeFar LeftOct 29, 5:45 PM EDT
BloombergLeftOct 29, 6:46 PM EDT

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Trump calls for Peltola's removal from Alaska Senate race amid ballot controversy

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From the left

Trump on Alaska Sen. Race Controversy: It's Voter Fraud

Alaska governor orders criminal investigation into Peltola campaign

From the center

JD Vance undecided on whether Mary Peltola should be prosecuted

Trump calls for Peltola to be removed from race, face prosecution after Times report

From the right

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