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Alaska rally: Trump targets ranked choice voting and Democrats on…

Trump told Alaska voters to back Ballot Measure 2 at a Tuesday rally for an incumbent Republican; the execution livestream plan is reportedly in doubt.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
Published 12:30 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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Photo: Alaska — Photo: NASA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Washington Examiner: “Trump urges Alaskans to repeal ranked choice voting: ‘Damn bad cheating’”, with reporting from The Washington Times.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:30 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Alaska, Democrats, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Pope's cancer raises succession questions as a gas deal stirs Alaska (October 13).

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Washington ExaminerTrump urges Alaskans to repeal ranked choice voting: ‘Damn bad cheating’
The Washington TimesTrump to Alaskans: Democrats will roll back drilling, kill jobs if they win midterms

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPresident Trump was in Alaska on Tuesday, urging voters to back Ballot Measure 2, which would repeal the state's ranked choice voting system.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe called the current system, quote, damn bad cheating, and told the crowd that Democrats would roll back drilling and kill jobs if they win the midterms.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAlaska has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly twenty years, Chip, so the rally was aimed at an incumbent Republican on friendly ground.