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Double Trouble on the Tundra: Jeff Chidester Breaks Down the NYT’s “Two Dans, Zero Clarity” Alaska Ballot Drama Ahead of Next Tuesday
Double Trouble on the Tundra: Jeff Chidester Breaks Down the NYT’s “Two Dans, Zero Clarity” Alaska Ballot Drama Ahead of Next Tuesday

On this morning’s broadcast of the Morning Update, WFEA host Jeff Chidester kicked off the show by looking way up north to the Last Frontier, diving right into the explosive New York Times report detailing the high-stakes controversy surrounding Alaska’s Senate race—specifically, the ballot-stacking mystery of how two different Dan Sullivans wound up vying for voters’ attention.

Jeff breaks down the political gymnastics of the situation, where strategists reportedly went fishing for a namesake spoiler to throw voters off just days before next Tuesday’s general election.

Shifting gears from the frozen tundra back to the Granite State, Jeff shares audio straight from a local New Hampshire polling place.

The opening hour reached its grand finale when Jeff played audio of Hillary Clinton holding nothing back on what she believes should happen if Democrats manage to recapture the House and the Senate. True to form, Hillary rolled out a vibrant and completely fresh vocabulary to express her deep-seated disdain for Donald Trump and his loyal supporters, proving that the political temperature is boiling over from coast to coast.

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