A Crazier Path to 270: Can Harris Wrest Alaska Away From Trump?
A poll showed Harris within striking distance of Trump in the reliably Republican state, but she is a different kind of Democrat than the one Alaska recently sent to Capitol Hill.
Under a cold drizzle that hints at the region’s long winter, Beverly Hoffman is busy putting up campaign signs in Bethel, a city 400 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, only accessible by boat or plane and perhaps best known for its dog race that winds along the Kuskokwim River.
Bethel's streets are already dotted with placards for Democrat Mary Peltola, who hails from the remote town and in 2022 flipped the state’s sole congressional seat to her party for the first time in nearly 50 years. But Hoffman, an outspoken community activist, is nailing the town’s first sign for Kamala Harris right on top of one for Alaska's Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski from two years ago.