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Super PACs pour money into state primaries ahead of midterms

NPR | By Liz Ruskin,
Sacha Pfeiffer
Published August 18, 2026 at 4:39 AM EDT

Money continues to pour into primaries, including Alaska where Super PACs have spent more than $2 million to help their preferred candidate by trying to game the state's unique voting system.

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Liz Ruskin
Sacha Pfeiffer
Correspondent, Investigations
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