Badlands Daily: 10/26/26 - Alaska Ranked Choice, LA Vote Discrepancies & Brazil’s Election

On Badlands Daily for 10/26/26, CannCon opens with the fight over Alaska's ranked choice voting, the confusion of two candidates with the same name on the ballot, and the debate over whether President Trump is laying groundwork to step in if Alaska's election goes sideways. From there the show turns to election integrity, with reported vote discrepancies in Los Angeles, mail-in ballots, Maricopa County and an update on Tina Peters. Next up is the midterm picture: a Democrat sheriff from Michigan endorsing Mike Rogers, new House power rankings, and why the polls may be wrong. The conversation moves to Congress, the Save America Act and the case for a veto strategy. Then it is on to the arrest of a CIA contractor, the second such case this year, and an appeals court ruling. CannCon closes with Brazil's election, where the vote was extended by two hours for the first time in the country's history, plus the debate over the money sent to Ukraine and new sanctions on Vladimir Putin. News, analysis and live chat from start to finish.