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CNN 5 Things · September 15 · 14 min

Why Reliably Red Alaska Could Flip Blue

Alaska finds itself at number five in the most recent CNN ranking of Senate seats most likely to flip in 2026. But what is driving Democratic enthusiasm in this reliably red state? CNN hopped on to a dog sled and fishing boat to find out. --- Guest: John King, CNN Chief National Correspondent Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Editorial Support: Allie Malloy, Ish Estrada, Riane Lumer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Alaska finds itself at number five in the most recent CNN ranking of Senate seats most likely to flip in 2026. But what is driving Democratic enthusiasm in this reliably red state? CNN hopped on to a dog sled and fishing boat to find out. 

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Guest: John King, CNN Chief National Correspondent 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin 

Editorial Support: Allie Malloy, Ish Estrada, Riane Lumer

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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