{
  "id": 17979657,
  "title": "Seth Meyers Begrudgingly Admits Dems’ Alaska Tactics Are ‘Very F–king Funny’: ‘They Finally Did It’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/seth-meyers-begrudgingly-admits-dems-alaska-tactics-are-very-f-king",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:54:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/seth-meyers-alaska-democrats-dan-sullivan-funny/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent development reported by The New York Times, Democrats in Alaska purposefully selected a Senate candidate with the same name as the incumbent in an attempt to mislead Republican voters during the midterms. Seth Meyers, during his \"A Closer Look\" segment on Monday night, chuckled at the audacity of the Democrats' tactics, calling it \"very f–king funny.\" The Republican incumbent is known as Dan S. Sullivan, while the Democrats opted for an Independent candidate named Dan J. Sullivan. Meyers admitted that he found the Democrats' strategy \"just as dirty as the Republicans,\" though he acknowledged it was not as overtly scandalous as some past incidents involving Republican tactics. Despite the questionable nature of the move, Meyers praised the Democrats for executing the plan effectively, even joking that their candidate selection was \"too good.\"",
  "summary": "\"It pains me to say this, but I have to call balls and strikes,\" the NBC host says The post Seth Meyers Begrudgingly Admits Dems’ Alaska Tactics Are ‘Very F–king Funny’: ‘They Finally Did It’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}