National Republican group fights for Alaska’s House seat with attack ads targeting Mary Peltola

Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, speaks to reporters connected Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, aft her yearly reside to nan Alaska Legislature. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Alaska’s House title will beryllium 1 of nan hardest fought races successful nan country, according to a nationalist group dedicated to getting Republicans elected into nan U.S. House of Representatives.

It’s for that logic nan National Republican Congressional Committee launched its first tv ads successful nan wide predetermination rhythm successful Alaska earlier immoderate different state, according to a news release.

The tv advertisement labels incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, a “devout Biden enabler” who would “betray Alaskans to backmost Biden.” It includes Peltola saying: “I deliberation Biden’s intelligence acuity is very, very on.”

NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen criticized her for moving pinch President Biden.

“Republicans are charging afloat velocity up to triumph Alaska’s House seat, extremity nan wide attacks connected Alaska and guarantee blimpish activity successful Congress. Instead of opinionated up to Biden, Mary Peltola has praised him and pandered to nan Biden schedule that’s hurting Alaska from economical sanctions to nan fentanyl and separator crisis,” he said successful an email.

Peltola is 1 of 5 Democrats representing House districts that voted for Republican Presidential campaigner Donald J. Trump successful nan 2020 election.

One non-partisan governmental study shows that Alaska ranks arsenic the reddest territory occupied by a Democrat.

In a news convention connected Tuesday greeting Peltola reiterated her committedness to teamwork alternatively than attacking opponents.

“I’ll ever beryllium committed to having a affirmative campaign. I deliberation it’s really important. I deliberation nan ambiance that we’re successful is very toxic and we’re tired of nan toxicity,” she said.

“I americium assured that Alaskans and Alaskan voters will spot done that baloney, nan lies that will beryllium perpetuated successful commercials passim nan run cycle.”

The 30-second advertisement does not endorse aliases mention a Republican candidate. Twelve candidates are vying for nan seat, including Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and Nick Begich, some Republicans.

So far, reports from nan Federal Elections Commission show Peltola’s campaign has raised much money than her Republican challengers.

Peltola said she plans to activity pinch whichever campaigner is elected president.

“I’m overtly choosing governing complete politicking,” she said. “I still person six months, we each person six months to get arsenic overmuch done arsenic we can.”

She said Biden made immoderate choices that were not successful Alaska’s champion interest, but praised his life committedness to nationalist service. She said Biden was “very connected point” astir 10 months agone erstwhile they past spoke; Biden called successful September to connection his condolences aft her husband, Eugene Peltola, Jr., died.

“He does look a batch older than he was 10 months ago,” she said, adding that nan effects of aging tin beforehand quickly and that she was amazed by his caller statement performance.

“It’s a very sad realization erstwhile you spot elders becoming very, very geriatric,” she said.

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