Alaska 2022 Senate Debate

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Senator Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican fighting for re-election in Alaska, defended her record against attacks from her Trump-backed challenger, Kelly Tshibaka, in a debate on Thursday.

Ms. Murkowski advanced to the general election in November with a nearly seven-point lead over Ms. Tshibaka, and both far outperformed their Democratic opponent, Patricia Chesbro.

But the senator has had to relentlessly campaign for political survival since she voted to convict Donald J. Trump in his impeachment trial after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Ms. Murkowski has continued to be a target of Mr. Trump, who visited the state in July for a rally with Ms. Tshibaka and this week criticized Ms. Murkowski during a tele-rally as “one of the worst senators even imaginable.”