{"id":46232,"date":"2026-08-15T07:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46232"},"modified":"2026-08-15T07:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:55:52","slug":"alaska-democrat-turns-down-support-from-kamala-harris-ahead-of-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46232","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Democrat turns down support from Kamala Harris ahead of Senate primary\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/17\/us-news\/aoc-fundraising-for-mary-peltola-an-nra-backed-moderate-democrat\/\">Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful Mary Peltola<\/a> rejected support this week from former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the state by double-digits in her failed 2024 presidential campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlaska is a must-win Senate seat for Democrats to retake control of the Senate,\u201d Harris wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalemails.org\/messages\/2364092\">fundraising email<\/a>, urging the public to \u201chelp Mary Peltola get the support she needs\u201d by splitting a donation between Peltola\u2019s campaign and the ex-veep\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/16\/us-news\/indebted-dnc-bought-kamala-harris-donor-list-for-6-5m-more-than-a-year-after-the-2024-election\/\">Fight for the People PAC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/31\/us-news\/kamala-harris-teases-potential-2028-platform-i-know-this-is-going-to-be-controversial\/\">Harris<\/a> continued, \u201cSo if there\u2019s anyone who can flip Alaska and secure the Senate majority for Democrats \u2013 it\u2019s Mary. But she cannot do it alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we all stand behind Mary, we can give her the boost she needs to overcome their spending and organize across Alaska,\u201d the former vice president added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40084625\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40084625\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2024-washington-dc-contentious-campaign-135410048.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kamala Harris giving a concession speech 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Peltola\u2019s campaign did not approve the fundraising pitch and does not want Harris\u2019 endorsement.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Peltola, a former congresswoman who flipped Alaska\u2019s at-large congressional seat blue in 2022, was not interested in Harris\u2019 support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMary isn\u2019t seeking endorsements from anyone from the Lower 48 \u2014 her focus is and always will be Alaska,\u201d a campaign spokeswoman told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/14\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-mary-peltola-endorsement.html\">New York Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The outlet said the Peltola campaign did not approve the fundraising email.<\/p>\n<p>Harris lost Alaska to Trump in the 2024 presidential election by a whopping 14 percentage 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/alaska-u-s-senate-candidate-129531899_18c79e.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/alaska-u-s-senate-candidate-129531899_18c79e.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/alaska-u-s-senate-candidate-129531899_18c79e.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Peltola is challenging Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in the Aug. 18 nonpartisan Senate primary.  <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Becky Bohrer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Republicans quickly moved to link Peltola to Harris after the email went out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMary Peltola is an ineffective radical leftist who worked hand in hand with Kamala Harris to put Alaska last, so it\u2019s no surprise that Harris is backing Peltola,\u201d National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Nick Puglia said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrsc.org\/press-releases\/new-kamala-harris-endorses-mary-peltola-2026-08-13\/\">statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peltola is one of several candidates challenging incumbent Sen. 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