# Midterm Cheating Watch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989 "2026-10-20T01:49:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-cheating-watch/1033989/27 "2026-10-23T17:36:33Z")

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Oh, here we go.

Gift link:

[Justice Dept Moves to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Result if Republican Loses](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/23/us/midterm-elections-trump?unlocked_article_code=1.K1E.urPD.J_xeb8VyixK2&smid=url-share)

From the article:

> The Justice Department, in a court filing, argued that confusion over another candidate on the ballot with a name very similar to the incumbent, Senator Dan S. Sullivan, could taint the result in a close election.

I expect this is just the beginning of this bullshit.

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