Tim Scott predicts GOP Senate hold, declines to say he'd accept Alaska result if Peltola wins
Photo: NBC NewsSen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, predicted Sunday that Republicans will keep their Senate majority in Tuesday's election. On NBC's "Meet the Press," he declined to say whether he would accept the Alaska Senate result if Democrat Mary Peltola is certified the winner. Asked by moderator Kristen Welker, Scott said Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan will win and that this was all he would say. He accused Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) of collusion. He was referring to a New York Times report from Wednesday saying Democrats allegedly sought to recruit a candidate with the same name as Sullivan, with members of Peltola's campaign and the DSCC allegedly involved.
In a Saturday interview on Breitbart News Saturday with host Matthew Boyle, Scott said Republicans need only their own voters to turn out Tuesday. He said the party could also win seats in Michigan, New Hampshire and Minnesota. He cited a 49.2% turnout increase that President Donald Trump has claimed, and said Ohio Sen. Jon Husted meets voters who will not talk to pollsters.
Right-leaning outlets frame the story around Scott's confidence. Breitbart's exclusive leads with the hold-the-Senate message, quoting him that Republicans need no "miracle," and with the turnout figure and the three pickup targets. Newsmax pairs the prediction with his attack on Peltola's campaign, and its excerpt describes the collusion charge but not his refusal to commit on the result. Left-leaning NBC News leads with that refusal, calling it a dodge. It places the New York Times report at the center, quotes Scott's Sullivan-will-win answer and his "can't trust" remark about Peltola's campaign, and notes his NRSC role. Both sides report the Senate-hold prediction and the collusion accusation. They differ on whether the headline is his forecast or his non-answer. Alternative and independent outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left- and right-leaning outlets had.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Scott's Senate-hold prediction and attacks on Peltola's campaign; left sources lead with his refusal to say he'd accept an Alaska loss; alternative sources have not covered it.
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NBC News leads with Scott not directly answering whether he would accept an Alaska loss, centering the New York Times report on the Sullivan-name recruitment effort and quoting Scott's attacks on Peltola's campaign and the DSCC.
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Breitbart and Newsmax stress Scott's prediction that Republicans hold the Senate, with Breitbart adding turnout and pickup-state details and Newsmax highlighting his collusion charge against Peltola's campaign.