Alaska. Dan Sullivan (R), elected 2014 (48%). Following a state Supreme Court ruling, Al Gross, an independent, will be listed on the ballot only as the Democratic Party nominee. That setback hasn’t stopped Republicans from taking the race seriously — McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund has committed $1.6 million to helping Sullivan, while Democratic-linked super PAC Independent Alaska is supporting Gross with a $585,000 spend. Gross raised $3 million himself in the weekend following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a massive sum that will go a long way in a cheap state like Alaska and an example of how…
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