Sen. Tim Scott declined to say whether he would accept Alaska's Senate race result
Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, declined to say whether he would accept Alaska’s Senate election results if Democrat Mary Peltola is certified as the winner. Asked by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, Scott said, “Dan Sullivan is going to win.” His comments followed a New York Times report about alleged Democratic efforts to recruit another Dan Sullivan.
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Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, declined to say whether he would accept the result of Alaska’s Senate race if Democrat Mary Peltola is certified as the winner. Asked multiple times by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, Scott did not directly answer. “Dan Sullivan is going to win, Kristen,” he said, adding, “You know that, and that’s the only thing I’m going to tell you because it’s the truth.” Scott also criticized Democrats over a New York Times report about alleged efforts to recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan, matching the name of Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Scott said Peltola’s campaign could not be trusted and alleged collusion between it and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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NBC News directly reports that Tim Scott did not answer whether he would accept the Alaska Senate race result if Mary Peltola wins. The other results discuss different developments in the race.