‘How stupid are we to do this?’: President Donald Trump condemns Alaska Republicans for splitting the party’s vote in closely watched gubernatorial and Senate races

President Donald Trump criticized Alaska Republicans for splitting their votes across multiple GOP candidates, warning that the party risks losing the state’s closely contested midterm races against Democrats. His latest attack targeted the state’s ranked-choice voting system and the three-way Republican gubernatorial contest, while the Senate race has Democrat Mary Peltola narrowly leading incumbent Republican Dan S. Sullivan as the other two GOP candidates trail far behind.