‘I think Alaska is turning blue’: Republicans worry about Sullivan’s path to re-election

WASILLA, Alaska — Three weeks until Election Day, President Donald Trump took a helicopter, a plane, another helicopter, a motorcade to an ice hockey rink in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Valley, traveling nearly 4,000 miles in more than eight hours to establish his base here and help Republicans defend the Senate.

But Trump’s the hike might not be enough to save the senator. Dan Sullivanwho is in a tougher-than-expected race against the Democrat Marie Peltola in a state where the president approval rating is underwater and independents outnumber Republicans and Democrats.

Alaska strategists and voters who spoke to POLITICO acknowledged that Sullivan faces a difficult path to re-election, despite Trump’s the investment of time and external money flowing in.

“Very conservative MAGA voters can’t vote any louder for you,” said Scott Kendalla seasoned political strategist who worked on two projects for Alaska’s Republican senator. That of Lisa Murkowski campaigns and served as chief of staff to the former governor of Alaska. Bill Walker. “Donald TrumpThe support of . in the current climate is both a blessing and a curse.