民主党参议院候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉近日拒绝了卡玛拉·哈里斯的支持。[1]哈里斯所属的政治组织周三向佩尔托拉的支持者发送了筹款邮件，其中表示"如果有人能够翻转阿拉斯加州并为民主党确保参议院多数席位，那就是玛丽"。[1]然而，佩尔托拉的竞选团队随即作出回应，称"玛丽不寻求来自美国本土以外任何人的背书——她的关注点一直以来都是阿拉斯加州"。[1]
这一事件引发了共和党人士的抨击。[1]现任共和党参议员丹·沙利文的发言人内特·亚当斯评论说，"卡玛拉·哈里斯支持了拜登政府灾难性的反阿拉斯加议程，这就是为什么阿拉斯加人以两位数的差距拒绝了她"。[1]哈里斯在2024年总统选举中以13分的差距输掉了阿拉斯加州。[1]
Democrat Mary Peltola, running for Alaska's US Senate seat, has declined support from Vice President Kamala Harris's political organization following an unsolicited fundraising email sent to Peltola's supporters on Wednesday [1]. Peltola's campaign team quickly stated that she is not seeking endorsements from anyone outside Alaska [1].
Harris's political group had framed Peltola as capable of flipping the state and securing a Democratic Senate majority, but the candidate's refusal underscores her strategy of building a locally focused campaign [1]. The move drew sharp criticism from Republican Senator Dan Sullivan's team. Spokesman Nate Adams argued that Harris's association with the Biden administration's policies had alienated Alaskan voters, who rejected her by double digits in the 2024 presidential election [1]. Harris lost Alaska by 13 points in that race [1].