Alaska Senate Candidate Cues Viral Reaction With Embarrassing Thing She Brought to Live Debate – RedState– redstate.com

Debate preparation is generally considered a good thing. But when you’re running for the United States Senate, voters probably expect you to be able to discuss your own record without constantly consulting a cheat sheet.

Former Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola learned that lesson the hard way Thursday night when her apparent reliance on cue cards during a debate with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan became a story of its own.

And Sullivan wasn’t about to let the opportunity pass.

The two candidates squared off in a closely watched debate as Republicans fight to defend their narrow Senate majority. But while the discussion covered serious issues, including Alaska’s fishing industry, energy development, and allegations involving Peltola’s treatment of congressional staffers, it was the Democrat’s repeated glances at her notes that attracted some of the biggest reactions online.

At one point, Sullivan interrupted to ask the moderators a rather pointed question.

“We weren’t supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we?”