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There is a strong and almost undoubted sentiment that France is not only a major contender for the FIFA 2026 World Cup title, but Les Bleus quite simply are the ones to beat. In the last two tournaments, France ended as champion (2018) and runner-up (2022) and as Didier Deschamps looks to end his remarkable managerial reign (one of only three managers to win the World Cup as player and manager) this summer, his recently announced 26-man squad is more than prepared to win the third title in its history. But he is not getting carried away. “I have ambition, and I want the players to have it too,” said Deschamps in a press conference after making the announcement. “But I don’t want us to lose our humility. I’m not going to hide and say we’re not among the teams with the potential to become world champions…but there are eight, maybe 10 teams that can say that. It’s not by shouting: ‘We’re the best, we’re the strongest.'” Here are my takeaways on France’s World Cup squad: 1. Don’t Be Surprised By Those Snubs Deschamp’s level-headedness has made him a successful head coach at the international level and despite my appreciation for his humility, no matter how he paints it, he knows his squad is terrifyingly deep. So much so that some very talented and well-known names failed to make the cut. Will it come back to haunt Deschamps or are the omissions a result of a truly, devastatingly dangerous squad that needed balance, experience and clinical ability in order to go all the way? Time will surely tell. France has such a talented player pool that the nation could have filled out two top-tier World Cup squads. Heads were definitely turned when Eduardo Camavinga and Randal Kolo Muani, two players from the 2022 squad, were left off this time. But there is nothing controversial about Deschamps’ decision to omit both of these players, regardless of their past with the national team. Camavinga was the only outfield player who didn’t start either of the team’s friendlies against Brazil and Croatia in March. His season with Real Madrid has been plagued with injuries and inconsistent performances, and you just can’t afford to have that kind of campaign and expect to make the French squad. Even more so can be said of Kolo Muani, who has only five goals to his name with Tottenham Hotspur (on loan from PSG) and only one in the Premier League, which was back in February. With the embarrassment of riches on the attacking line (even without the injured Liverpool youngster Hugo Ekitiké), Kolo Muani, if being honest with himself, probably saw this coming. They both did. 2. A Chance For Kylian Mbappé To Reset Despite the individual accomplishments with Real Madrid (leading La Liga’s goal standings once again), Kylian Mbappé has had a tumultuous second season with Los Blancos, who once again relinquished the league title to Barcelona and failed to deliver a Champions League trophy, a piece of silverware not yet won by the French captain. What’s worse, the fans are turning against him. On Thursday night, after returning from injury and coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Real Oviedo, he was jeered by his own supporters. The reported friction with manager Álvaro Arbeloa (and Xabi Alonso before him) doesn’t help so this World Cup probably comes at a great time for Mbappé. It’s an opportunity to press the reset button and reclaim the status as the best attacker in the game. He will need to have a strong mindset to help France win a third World Cup title and his second. Who knows, maybe when he returns to Madrid (if?) he will have Jose Mourinho to welcome him as new coach! Whether that’s a positive or negative, I’ll leave that up to you, esteemed reader. But in terms of France, especially with so many youngsters, Deschamps will need his leader to be at the top of his game—mentally and physically. 3. N’Golo Kanté Gives Balance On A Glitzy Squad France has historically been renowned for two respected exports in the world: exquisite red wine from the Bordeaux region and N’Golo Kanté. Both get better with age. We can all marvel at the likes of Mbappé, Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé and many other attackers, but France’s success mainly depends on the defensive spine of the team – from the excellent resilient mind of Arsenal’s William Saliba to Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano, the backline will be key. But I want to acknowledge the always-reliable genius of N’Golo Kanté, who once again will be France’s most important player. Even at 35, he will be key due to his ability to read the game, offer stability and make tactical decisions during vital moments of action. Without him, France would be weaker. France is at its best when it is strong off the ball, protecting Mike Maignan’s goal and allowing the attacking line to flourish in the final third. Deschamps, a former defensive midfielder (and one of the best ever in this position) knows this too well. And I really wouldn’t worry about Kanté because just like the playwright David Mamet once wrote, “old age and treachery will always outdo youth and exuberance.” 4. Will Talent Compensate For Experience? One particular factor to remember is that there are a lot of World Cup first-timers in this squad. In total, there are 13 players who have never experienced the biggest sporting event on the global stage. The goalkeepers, for example, all three of them — Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Robin Risser (Lens) and Brice Samba (Rennes) — are new to the competition. From Chelsea’s Malo Gusto to Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) and Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), there’s obvious talent but no experience. France will most likely have the aforementioned Olise and PSG’s Désiré Doué in the starting lineup — barring any injuries — but the one I am focusing on is Maignan. He is clearly an experienced stopper with so much pedigree, but this is a big opportunity for him. We all know how important Hugo Lloris was to France throughout his career, so it’s key for the goalkeeper to live up to the moment. Maignan, who didn’t make the 2022 squad due to injury, will now take full advantage. 2026 FIFA World Cup: How To Watch The World Cup will run from June 11–July 19, 2026. Spread across three countries, the tournament will culminate with the final on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. 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Sen. Robert Yundt, R-Wasilla, is seen Thursday, May 14, 2026, during a joint session of the Alaska Legislature. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska’s smallest towns and villages would be allowed to shrink their city councils under a bill that neared final passage Friday in the Alaska Legislature.
Senate Bill 143 decreases the minimum city council size to three members for second-class cities with 1,000 or fewer residents.
It also allows local governments to lengthen or shorten the terms of school board members. Currently, state law requires school board members to serve three-year terms.
Another section, added by a floor amendment from Rep. Julie Coulombe, R-Anchorage, mandates the state Department of Education and Early Development provide budget and ethics training to all new school board members statewide.
The state House approved SB 143 in a unanimous 40-0 vote on Friday, an act that sends the bill back to the Senate, which approved a prior version by a similarly unanimous 20-0 vote in April.
The Senate is expected to approve the House’s changes to the bill and send it to Gov. Mike Dunleavy for final enactment or veto.
Sen. Robert Yundt, R-Wasilla, wrote the original version of SB 143 after several years on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly.
That local government shifted its elections to November several years ago and lengthened the terms of its mayor and assembly members from three years to four so local elections would correspond with state and federal ones.
Because state law requires three-year school board terms, he couldn’t do the same with school board elections, and as a result, off-year elections now see much lower turnout, he said Friday.
If school board elections take place at the same time as other votes, he said the election results will be more representative of the will of the community.
At the request of the Alaska Municipal League, legislators amended SB 143 earlier this year to allow three-person city councils in small second-class cities that have had trouble filling their rosters.
Current state law requires five-member or seven-member councils. SB 143 would allow them to choose three, five or seven members.
“Think about all the communities in Alaska that are 200, 300, 400 people — do they really need to have five or seven city council members?” Yundt asked.
When the bill reached the House floor, Coulombe suggested amending it to require mandatory training for school board members. That suggestion followed several significant budget errors in Juneau, Ketchikan and other school districts.
Coulombe’s amendment passed unanimously, 40-0. Another amendment, which would have given the state’s education commissioner authority over local school district budgets, failed to be adopted.
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is on the ropes.
The Republican is fighting for his political life as he fends off two primary challengers capitalizing on MAGA outrage over his 2021 impeachment vote against President Donald Trump. In Louisiana, there’s a growing belief that Cassidy wont be able to overcome strong headwinds to even nab a run-off spot in the primary election on Saturday, according to nearly a dozen interviews with GOP officials, lawmakers and strategists in the state.
Should Cassidy finish third and lose outright, it would mark a stunning defeat for the two-term incumbent and herald a significant win for Trump in his grudge match against Republicans who cross him.
“When it comes to stabbing Trump in the back with that vote to impeach, the memories are very long,” said Kevin Berken, the Jefferson Davis Parish GOP chair, who opposes Cassidy in the race and is leaning toward supporting Fleming.
Most polling puts Cassidy in third place, behind Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming, another MAGA candidate. Cassidy was ostracized by the state Republican Party following his impeachment vote. Trump has slammed him as “very disloyal,” urging Louisiana Republicans to vote him out.
The Louisiana GOP primary is the latest stop in Trump’s revenge tour this month, with a number of his biggest enemies fighting for reelection. It began in Indiana, where the president and his allies successfully ousted five state lawmakers as punishment for refusing to redraw congressional lines in favor of the GOP. After Cassidy’s race, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is up next with his primary on May 19.
Still, in Louisiana, Trump hasn’t done much to boost his chosen candidate.
On Saturday, he reupped his support for Letlow, saying “she is a winner who will NEVER let you down” in a post on Truth Social. But beyond a few posts online, Trump has been largely silent, despite pushing her into the race in January with his endorsement. He continues to withhold his massive $300 million-plus MAGA Inc. war chest and did not make an appearance on her behalf during the campaign.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
Trump, in his Saturday Truth Social post, took another swipe at Cassidy: “He turned around and voted to IMPEACH me for something that has now proven to be total ‘bullshit!'”
“That is not something I think about,” Cassidy told POLITICO in a brief interview Saturday. “That is a decision I made five years ago. What I think about is the present and the future of my state. If somebody wants to focus on that, if my opponent is focused on that, she’s thinking about five years ago. I’m thinking about five years from now.”
The Cassidy campaign has said it is well aware of the challenges confronting them, but they remain confident about the senator’s chances given his record in Congress. Cassidy campaign adviser Mark Harris said this week that their data shows the incumbent will likely not finish first but is in a good position to qualify for the run-off, thanks in part to a high number of non-party voters casting ballots in Louisiana’s closed primary.
“It’s sort of Julia’s to lose in the first round,” Harris said. “Our data indicates we have a very strong chance to put together a winning coalition, and then [win] in the run-off.”
But Cassidy’s history of frustrating MAGA goes beyond just the impeachment vote. He rankled the MAGA faithful — and the emerging Make America Healthy Again coalition — by sharply questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines during his Senate confirmation. He further angered the MAHA movement by helping block the nomination of health influencer Casey Means to be U.S. Surgeon General.
His actions have pushed the Kennedy-aligned MAHA PAC to pledge spending $1 million on Letlow’s behalf as they seek to oust Cassidy — though the influence of its spending remains to be seen.
“MAHA issues are in fact central to this race and to races all around the country, where in many cases they poll higher than most other issues for voters, especially for the all-important undecided voters,” MAHA PAC leader Tony Lyons previously told POLITICO in a text. “It’s true that Big Pharma and big food would like to convince voters otherwise, but Julia Letlow is a strong insurgent candidate and she will win.”
Nonpartisan polling shows Cassidy trailing both Fleming and Letlow, with an Emerson College Survey from late April putting him at 21 percent support, behind Fleming at 28 percent and Letlow at 27 percent.
“What we’ve known all along is now becoming clear to everyone watching this race: Julia Letlow has the support, the momentum, and the trust of Louisiana Republicans,” said Katherine Thordahl, Letlow campaign spokesperson, in a statement. “Unfortunately for Bill Cassidy, Louisianans have never forgotten Bill Cassidy’s vote to convict President Trump, which remains the defining contrast in this race.”
Cassidy’s path to a run-off isn’t completely closed.
He’s benefitting from the anti-Cassidy MAGA vote being split between Letlow and Fleming, who has summoned strong grassroots support throughout his campaign. Fleming has declared himself the most conservative candidate in the race, pointing to his record as a member of the House Freedom Caucus. He also served as a White House aide during Trump’s first administration as deputy chief of staff.
“Neither one of them can claim a stronger conservative voting record,” Fleming said in an interview. “Between them, I stand alone so I think that’s the real driver of my lead on this.”
Berken said in an interview he was leaning toward supporting Fleming due to his conservative credentials. “I know what I get with John Fleming, and even though President Trump endorsed Julia, I think he did that at Governor Landry’s behest,” he said, referring to GOP Gov. Jeff Landry’s campaign to elect Letlow to the Senate.
Letlow and Fleming have spent the final days of the campaign attacking each other, a sign that they expect to face each other in the run-off — or that they believe Cassidy may end up pulling off a surprising rise if they continue to split the MAGA vote.
Cassidy, meanwhile, continues to train all of his fire on Letlow in the home stretch. The senator has attempted to cast her as insufficiently conservative, nicknaming her “Liberal Letlow” and hammering her for past comments she made in support of diversity initiatives in higher education. Letlow has since disavowed those programs, arguing they have been hijacked by the left.
By going so hard against Letlow, “Cassidy’s committing murder suicide,” said one Louisiana GOP strategist who’s unaffiliated in the race, granted anonymity to speak freely. The strategist predicted that Fleming would emerge with the most votes.
Letlow, in response to negative campaigning from both of her opponents, has made Trump’s endorsement the centerpiece of her campaign, offered up as proof she passes the MAGA litmus test.
“What I’m hearing is this actually looks pretty, pretty tight, with a lot of undecideds right now,” said Jamey Sandefur, chair of the Livingston Parish GOP. “I’m getting the sense that a lot of people are walking into the booth and deciding when they get there.”
“I’ve always thought that endorsements don’t really matter, but I have heard a lot of people tell me that the Trump endorsement of Congresswoman Letlow is going to be the deciding factor for them,” he said. “So that’s playing in the race a lot more than I had expected.”
Adam Wren contributed reporting.
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The Republican Party is starting to splinter over support for Israel — and President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters are largely aligned with the embattled U.S. ally.
New results from The POLITICO Poll find that self-identified “MAGA” Trump voters are more supportive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and its relationship with the U.S. than those who don’t identify as MAGA but still voted for the president.
Nearly half of MAGA Trump voters say they back Israel and approve of the actions of its current government, while just 29 percent of non-MAGA Trump voters say the same, according to the survey. A plurality of MAGA voters (41 percent) say Israel is justified in its military campaign in Gaza — compared with 31 percent of non-MAGA voters. And 24 percent of MAGA voters say the country was initially justified but has gone too far, compared with 31 percent of non-MAGA voters.
MAGA voters are moderately supportive of Israel, and the survey suggests they remain more willing to stick with the longtime U.S. ally even as divides inside the party deepen. The emerging fractures carry significant implications for the future of the U.S.-Israel alliance and GOP efforts to keep together the coalition that powered Trump back to the White House in an unfavorable midterm election.
Politics around the Middle East have rapidly changed in recent years. Support for Israel has long divided the Democratic Party, with some Democrats blaming the Biden administration’s approach to Gaza for costing them the White House in 2024. A 35 percent plurality of Americans who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris say Israel was initially justified in its actions in Gaza but has gone too far, while 27 percent say Israel’s military campaign in Gaza was never justified and 28 percent don’t know.
Only 10 percent of Harris voters believe that Israel is still justified in its conduct of the Gaza war. That figure underscores the near-total loss of support among Democrats for a military campaign that drew significant support from the Biden administration.
Republicans were powerfully unified in support of Israel in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. But amid the war with Iran and a growing unease about Trump’s foreign interventions, the country’s standing appears shaky among the non-MAGA wing of the GOP and among young conservatives. Non-MAGA voters are 10 points more likely than MAGA Trump voters to believe the Israeli government has too much influence over U.S. foreign policy, the survey conducted by Public First found.
Some of those cracks have spilled into public view, with high-profile Republicans like Tucker Carlson, former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon all criticizing America’s close relationship with Israel, especially as the war in Iran escalates. Most Republican members of Congress, as well as conservative influencers like Laura Loomer and Ben Shapiro, have remained pro-Israel voices defending the president’s actions.
“There is a sentiment right now within the Republican Party of, ‘America First,’ let’s get out of all of the conflicts in the world, let’s not be committed to those conflicts,” said Amnon Cavari, an associate professor at Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Reichman University in Israel.
The poll reflects that dynamic, with a notable share of Trump 2024 voters — 29 percent — saying that the president has spent too much time focusing on international affairs instead of domestic issues.
MAGA Trump voters are more tolerant of Trump’s global agenda, with just 19 percent complaining that he has spent too much time on international affairs. That figure doubles to 40 percent among non-MAGA Trump voters.
The Israel issue is a particularly urgent flash point within the GOP coalition, but POLITICO’s polling shows a consistent gap between Trump voters who identify as “MAGA” and those who do not. That divide has shown up on views of Trump’s deportation campaign,the war in Iran and even his handling of economic concerns.
Generational divides on Israel
The POLITICO Poll finds sharp generational divides among Republicans on issues related to Israel, with the youngest Trump voters more likely than the oldest to express uneasiness over America’s relationship with Israel.
Thirty-two percent of Trump voters below 35 say the U.S. is too closely aligned with Israel’s government, while 11 percent of Trump voters over 55 say the same.
When asked whether the U.S. should distance itself from Israel — even when the two nations face common threats — or work closely with the longtime ally to fend against common threats, the generational divide holds. Nearly half of Trump voters ages 18 to 34 say there should be distance between the two countries, while just 13 percent of Trump voters over 55 say the same.
James Fishback, a far-right 31-year-old Republican gubernatorial candidate in Florida who is highly critical of Israel and has gained traction among younger online “America First” voices, said the GOP is poised for a “massive reckoning” on the Middle Eastern nation, “the first of which we’re going to see this November, and in the primaries right before that.”
“And then we’re set up for the ultimate proxy war on this Israel question in the [2028] Republican primary, and then in the general,” he said. “I just don’t see a staunchly pro-Israel candidate becoming the Republican nominee.”
The generational divide in the GOP in many ways mirrors breaks within the Democratic Party, whose younger voters also hold stronger views against Israel’s influence and actions, driven in large part by the rising death toll and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, polling shows.
“The fact that [Israel has] lost support among young Democrats is not surprising,” said Cavari. “The fact that they are losing rapidly among young Republicans is especially alarming, and the trend is very clear.”
The AIPAC factor
The involvement of pro-Israel groups in competitive primaries has become a flashpoint on both sides of the aisle.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an influential advocacy group that aims to elect candidatesin both parties who strongly support Israel, has faced backlash for its involvement in Democratic primaries in New Jersey and Illinois. AIPAC is also involved in Republican primaries, and some GOP voters are uneasy about its role.
But AIPAC is also playing on the Republican side — and the GOP is beginning to split over it. The survey finds that MAGA Trump voters are 14 points more supportive of AIPAC’s political interventions than their counterparts in the coalition, while non-MAGA Trump voters are 11 points more likely to oppose AIPAC’s efforts.
Deryn Sousa, a spokesperson for AIPAC, said in a statement that “millions of Americans are members of AIPAC because they want to strengthen an alliance that advances America’s interests and values, and we will stay focused on building the largest possible bipartisan pro-Israel coalition in Congress.”
AIPAC has bundled for several GOP incumbents, including Sens. John Cornyn in Texas and Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, who are both at risk of losing their seats. The group, along with the Republican Jewish Coalition Victory Fund, has also poured millions into attempting to oust GOP Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky, in part for opposing aid to Israel and attempting to rein in Trump’s war powers in Iran and elsewhere.
Even as AIPAC has become a dividing line among highly engaged voters in both parties, a 30 percent plurality of Americans have never heard of the organization or don’t know enough to share an opinion.
“Polls will go up and down,” said Patrick Dorton, the spokesperson for AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project. “Obviously we’re in a post-Gaza, Iran war environment.”
AIPAC’s electoral arm, Dorton said, will continue to be “substantive in making the case for the U.S.-Israel relationship.”
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Mary Peltola addresses a crowd of supporters for her run for the U.S. Senate at a campaign event in Juneau on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
Democratic candidate Mary Peltola called for congressional term limits and for strengthening campaign finance laws at a rally in front of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on Thursday evening. Peltola is running for the U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
Peltola kept her comments to about five minutes in the pouring rain. She transitioned from her affordability message earlier this week to focus on another part of her platform aimed at accountability for elected officials — she calls it “fixing the rigged system.”
“We’ve got to enact term limits. We’ve got to stop insider trading. We’ve got to stop the ability for people to line their own pockets. Congress is half millionaires and billionaires. It was not designed for that. It was designed to reflect everyone here, the working people of Alaska, the working people of our beautiful country,” she said.
Peltola called for Alaska to lead by example and enact term limits for its own federal delegation. Her opponent, Sullivan, has served in the U.S. Senate since 2015. Alaska’s senior U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has served since 2002.
“I would love it if Alaska took the lead on really implementing term limits in our own state, saying for those members who are going to Washington, D.C. to be part of our federal delegation, 12 years in the House, 12 years in the Senate. If you can’t get it done in that amount of time, go home!” she said, to cheers from the crowd.
Peltola pointed to former Alaska Republican Congressman Don Young as an example of a politician who worked for Alaskans. He is the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. House with 49 years of service.
Peltola was elected to the U.S. House seat in a special election after Don Young died in 2022, and was the first Alaska Native representative in Congress. She recalled to the crowd her time as a legislator in the Alaska House representing Western Alaska from 1999 to 2009.
“When I worked in this building, among other things, I was the chair of the Bush Caucus, and I worked with everyone and anyone. I worked with people from every corner of this state, both parties working across party lines,” she said.
“We need that back. We need people who are willing to set aside their own personal interests, their own personal ambition, their own personal stock portfolio, and work for the people, work for Alaskans.”
Peltola called for similar federal campaign finance rules as Alaska, which restricts corporations and unions from contributing directly to candidates, and caps political action committees to $1,000 per year for gubernatorial and legislative candidates.
“We can continue to show our leadership in Alaska. Other states want this too. Other people across America want term limits. We don’t want people in there making a career out of quadrupling their personal wealth, just as a slight example,” she said, to laughs from the crowd. “But we can’t do it alone. We need all of you.”
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Peltola told reporters after the event she supports Congress limiting the Iran war and would support a war powers resolution, and said her campaign is pushing for broader checks on the Trump administration.
“Our system was designed for a balance of powers,” she said. “Clearly, there is not a balance of power right now. Clearly this administration has an outsized role in the direction, whether it’s tariffs or wars. We have got to have a Congress that doesn’t just cede all of their power. We’ve got to have a Supreme Court that stands up for Americans, for citizens, and it just seems like both of those branches are laying down on the job.”
Earlier this week, Peltola unveiled an “affordability” campaign as part of her platform, in part proposing policies to decrease costs to energy, freight, childcare and housing, as well as eliminating federal income tax for Alaskans earning less than $92,000 per year, the state’s median household income.
“There is a rigged system in Washington, DC,” she said. “I saw it firsthand the two years that I worked there. I was shocked. It is not a system where bills are before you and you’re working for people, it’s a system where attack ads are created with your tax dollars.”
Several Juneau residents in attendance told the Alaska Beacon they wanted to see Peltola unseat Sullivan.
“He’s a Donald Trump sycophant,” said Juneau resident Lynn Hirschi, standing holding a protest sign. “And whatever Donald Trump says, and most of what he says is an absolute lie, and Mr. Sullivan just perpetuates that.”
Hershey said she’d like to see Peltola join the Senate and all of Congress to stand up to the Trump administration to protect civil rights and voting rights, as well as curtail the immigration crackdown and proliferation of immigration detention centers. “Concentration camps. You can color in any way you want, but that’s what it is in my eyes,” she said.
“Because silence is complicity,” she added. “And we have to stand up because everything has changed in the completely wrong direction. It is no longer a democracy. We need all the voices, we need all the people to stand up.”
Juneau artist Inari Kylänen said she is concerned about the Trump administration’s militaristic actions abroad, particularly airstrikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea, as well as its failure to take action to reduce the impacts of climate change.
“I hope that she would take stronger stances against some things that the Trump administration is doing, and really sort of bring a little bit more positive vision, like not just being like, ‘Hey, I’m against Trump,’ but what is going to happen if we flip the Senate? What could be done that would make things more just and equal for everybody?”
Greg Roth, a Juneau resident and retired correctional officer and suicide prevention advocate, said he sees Peltola as having a united, positive message and connecting with her constituents, pointing to Sullivan’s reluctance to host town halls.
“Dan Sullivan comes here, and he doesn’t hold a rally, he’s afraid to talk to us,” Roth said. “I mean, if you’re afraid to talk to people that you’re supposed to represent, there’s something wrong.”
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