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Ian Russell
Democratic strategist and Partner at Beacon Media; former DCCC Deputy Executive Director and National Political Director.
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Nov 1, 2026
Will the Fake Dan Sullivan Help Democrats Steal Alaska’s Senate Seat?
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3:54Ian RussellGUEST
So as a Democrat, the thing I'll be looking very closely at, I think, which has a lot of relevance for the future of the party, is what types of states and districts can Democrats win in? And that will determine the size of whatever wave environment we're in.
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4:07Ian RussellGUEST
In 2018, Democratic gains were mostly, not exclusively, but mostly restricted to suburbs where Trump's numbers tanked.
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4:16Ian RussellGUEST
In fact, as you all would know, Republicans picked up seats in the Senate, while Democrats did a great job at the House level.
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4:22Ian RussellGUEST
We had a couple aberrations to that, one in Maine with Jared Golden against Bruce Poliquin, but generally it was a suburban anti-Trump revolt.
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4:29Ian RussellGUEST
Twenty years ago, Democrats were winning Senate seats in the Midwest and the Great Plains.
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4:34Ian RussellGUEST
People were willing to vote for Democrats because we weren't as ideologically balkanized as we are as a country right now.
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District Club: Will the Fake Dan Sullivan Help Democrats Steal Alaska’s Senate Seat?
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3:25Ian RussellGUEST
So as a Democrat, the thing I'll be looking very closely at, I think, which has a lot of relevance for the future of the party, is what types of states and districts can Democrats win in? And that will determine the size of whatever wave environment we're in.
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3:38Ian RussellGUEST
In 2018, Democratic gains were mostly, not exclusively, but mostly restricted to suburbs where Trump's numbers tanked.
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3:47Ian RussellGUEST
In fact, as you all would know, Republicans picked up seats in the Senate, while Democrats did a great job at the House level.
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3:54Ian RussellGUEST
We had a couple aberrations to that, one in Maine with Jared Golden against Bruce Poliquin, but generally it was a suburban anti-Trump revolt.
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4:01Ian RussellGUEST
Twenty years ago, Democrats were winning Senate seats in the Midwest and the Great Plains.
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4:05Ian RussellGUEST
People were willing to vote for Democrats because we weren't as ideologically balkanized as we are as a country right now.
39 MINS LATER