Tim Scott dodges whether he'd accept Alaska Senate result

politicsNov 1, 202690552

On NBC News' Meet the Press, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., refused to say whether he would accept the Alaska Senate race results if Democrat Mary Peltola is certified the winner, telling moderator Kristen Welker "Dan Sullivan is going to win, Kristen" and declining to directly answer a second time. Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, repeated allegations that Democrats worked to recruit a different candidate named Dan J. Sullivan and said "you can’t trust Mary Peltola’s campaign and the collusion between her campaign and the DSCC." The New York Times reported Democrats allegedly sought to recruit Dan J. Sullivan; the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said it "is not involved with Dan J. Sullivan," and Peltola said she knew nothing about other candidates. NBC News noted the Justice Department had already filed a lawsuit in Alaska seeking to block certification if Dan S. Sullivan loses, citing potential voter confusion. After the Times report, President Donald Trump called for Peltola and the challenger to be removed from the ballot and prosecuted, and Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a state investigation into whether the alleged scheme violated state law.

Mark Jacob

@markjacob.bsky.social

Tim Scott confirms that if you're voting for any Republican, you're voting for Trump. So don't vote for any Republican.

3282h ago

Ric Steinberger6

A R vote is a vote for Putin too

Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦6

It's great that so many high-profile Republicans are solidly making the case for Americans to vote for Democrats.

Jack Brand4

The fact that South Carolina voters saw fit to send this tool to the U.S. Senate dampens my hopes they will send Darline Graham packing.

👻 EARNED MY SPOOKS & UNABLE TO CURB MY CUSSING 🐎3

I appreciate trump making the mid terms about him, tho

Mrs. Peabody resists 🦋👊🦋1

And that goes double for gubernatorial candidates, who would have you believe they are above the fray. They. Are. Not.

603Lola 🐶🗳️💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👠🙋🏻👩🏻‍⚖️1

Until Wednesday morning when he says it had nothing to do with him the he calls all the Republicans losers.

Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉

@pguist.bsky.social

Trump orders the DOJ to take legal action because an independent Senate candidate in Alaska, Dan Sullivan, has the same name as the Republican one. Elon Musk, to support Trump, has Dan Sullivan suspended from X. But by mistake, he suspends the Republican Sullivan. Your Sunday chuckle 🤣

1131h ago

anakhari.bsky.social2

Proof of the danger of leaving communications in the hands of a private--and arguably, biased--individuals.

thepowerdroid.bsky.social1

Well, maybe they were right; stupid people can't tell the difference.....

Crypticshock1

Then they will just state "See how easily it is to mistake one for the other? Now just imagine how many will make the mistake while voting."

Psionic Death1

We expected the nazis from Schindler's list, but all we got is Mel Brooks version of them LOL!

Jim Swanson1

BAH HA HA HA HA! LOSERS!

Quoting this

Occasionally Spooky Transpo4

I've said it a million times. I'm forever thankful they are so fking stupid 😂 Imagine if they were intelligent, organized, capable.

The Highwayman2

The Trump cabal of criminals & their acolytes would be much more threatening if they were actually competent! They are evil, but often ineffective because they are so stupid!

Curt🇨🇦🇺🇦2

Shouldn't be a Mistake. Why has no one contacted and or interviewed the 2nd Dan...??

Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)

@hansilowang.bsky.social

BREAKING: A federal judge has thrown out the Trump administration’s attempt to block the certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race results if the Republican incumbent loses. The Justice Department is expected to appeal www.npr.org/2026/11/01/n...

16Just now

Rick Hasen

@rickhasen.bsky.social

Breaking: Federal District Court Dismisses Action from Federal Government Seeking to Block Certification (and Segregate Ballots) in Alaska U.S. Senate Race if Dan Sullivan Loses; Next Stop Ninth Circuit? electionlawblog.org/2026/breakin...

15Just now

Jen Bendery

@jbendery.bsky.social

A federal judge has dismissed DOJ's nonsensical effort to block certification of Alaska’s Senate race if Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) loses. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-ele...

10Just now

#TuckFrump

@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

Tim Scott dodges question on accepting Alaska Senate race results if Peltola wins #TheHill

72h ago

TJ 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺🇹🇼🇲🇽

@tjsls.bsky.social

Tim Scott saying “unethical for a candidate to lie about who they are” is…. Well it’s something lol. Self loathing is incredible.

83h ago

Stephen Bush

@stephenkb.bsky.social

What I find deeply funny about the Alaska Senate story from a distance is wait, you're telling me that the second Dan Sullivan is running in order to hurt the first Dan Sullivan? Heavens to Murgatroyd! Who would have guessed?

71h ago

Stephen Bush7

I really think there's a type of US news story that is a direct product of 'news and opinion are formally separated', in that instead of 'the news desk gets an opinion columnist to write a piece about how something is a bit rum', it's 'instead there's a news story about it'.

Pumpkin Spice Amateur Historian1

“Whoa, crazy, that was intentional? Surely Republicans have never done something like that” (it’s part of how Dan Sullivan, the incumbent, won his race).

Adam J Schmidt1

But also all this coverage has ignored the third Dan Sullivan (former mayor of Anchorage) and the fact that confusion between the two probably helped now Senator Dan Sullivan win in the first place. ca.news.yahoo.com/dan-sullivan...

Ian Rennie1

I was going to say "have these people never heard of Richard Huggett?" but than I realised that the number of people who have heard of Richard Huggett could have their AGM at Richard Huggett's house en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...

Hoping for The Best

@crazycrab50.bsky.social

I made the mistake of listening to Meet The Press. All they really covered is Alaska. No counter about Republician use of dirty trick. Not a single mention of Musk and his spending of hundreds of millions. DOJ election meddling. Closing of polling places. Not balanced. Giving air Tim Scott

31h ago

Roz

@rozkl.bsky.social

Peltola is running for the Senate, not the House. If Alaska certifies the election, which it will, she will be seated. Mr Hair Dye doesn’t know what he’s talking about as usual.

42h ago

David Matheny

@davidmatheny1.bsky.social

Tim Scott uses words like immoral, unethical and criminal like he knows what they mean. Has he heard about Donald Trump, a man who lies every day with almost every waking breath? Sadly, too many fools in the MAGA cult still believe anything Trump and his spineless GOP drones say.

31h ago

nickforbrains 🏳️‍🌈🎃

@nickforbrains.bsky.social

I think we will take the senate without her race which is good cause they will have to shut the fuck up about Alaska

51h ago

hairgae.bsky.social

@hairgae.bsky.social

He supports federal offenses like rape and killing American citizens. Look at this snippet and I'm putting in the comments. Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept the results of the Alaska Senate race www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

22h ago

sg1954.bsky.social

@sg1954.bsky.social

Tim Scott went on Fox and said Abdul El-Sayed's parents "funded Osama bin Laden." The basis: his mother once worked for a charity later sanctioned by Treasury. The hate campaign is backfiring. El-Sayed is up 7 in Michigan. deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-and-gops-anti-muslim-hate-versus

21h ago

Veritable Virgo™

@veritablevirgo.net

Tim Scott was on Meet The Press and told people to visit annieschart.com to learn about the political positions of Dr. Annie Andrews; however, this is a conservative site tasked with smearing her. Visit her official site drannieandrews.com to find out her real positions. Don't believe the GOPs lies!

23h ago

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Tim Scott dodges whether he'd accept Alaska Senate result

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