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Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into the Senate campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola following allegations that her team recruited a second candidate named Dan Sullivan to confuse voters. The Justice Department is also reportedly looking into the matter with grand jury subpoenas, while Peltola has denied the allegations.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola following reports of a scheme involving a second candidate named Dan Sullivan.
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and NBC News frame the story around the governor's announcement and the initial allegations. Right-leaning outlets such as Blaze Media and the Daily Mail place heavier emphasis on the unfolding criminal probe, the Department of Justice's involvement, and use stronger framing terms like 'Decoy Dan' and corruption.
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Alaska gov. orders probe into Peltola over 2nd Dan Sullivan on ballot
A report alleged that people aligned with Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign helped recruit a candidate with the same first and last name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola denied the allegations.
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Source context: Republican Mike Dunleavy plans search after Peltola accused of recruiting Dan Sullivan to confuse votersThe Republican governor of Alaska announced plans to launch a criminal investigation after a report accused the campaign of Democratic senate candidate Mary Peltola of trying t…
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Republican Mike Dunleavy plans search after Peltola accused of recruiting Dan Sullivan to confuse votersThe Republican governor of Alaska announced plans to launch a criminal investigation after a report accused the campaign of Democratic senate candidate Mary Peltola of trying to confuse voters by recruiting a candidate with the same name as her…
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Thursday that he is ordering an investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign after a report that it recruited a candidate with the same name as her Republican rival, Sen.
The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.
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A report alleged that people aligned with Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign helped recruit a candidate with the same first and last name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola denied the allegations.
The Republican governor was responding to allegations in the New York Times that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate, Dan Sullivan.
Trump has called for Democrat Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be prosecuted by the Department of Justice.
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Democrat Mary Peltola was trying to stay ahead of her Republican opponent in the U.S. Senate race in Alaska. Now she'll have to stay ahead of a corruption probe.Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) has ordered a criminal investigation into a scheme allegedly committed by Peltola's campaign against Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. President Donald Trump,…
The DOJ is accelerating its criminal probe into the alleged 'election fraud' and has issued 40 new grand jury subpoenas and record preservation notices while also looking into potential additional charges.
Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy directed state officials Thursday to open an investigation into Democratic Alaska Senate nominee Mary Peltola’s alleged ballot scheme. Peltola’s team and the…
Following a New York Times report on an alleged Democrat-linked scheme involving the state's U.S. Senate contest, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, ordered an investigation.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a probe into Mary Peltola's campaign over a plot to recruit a decoy candidate sharing Sen. Dan Sullivan's name.
Her former campaign manager says the other Sullivan was recruited to confuse GOP voters.
‘Must be held accountable’
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into the alleged scheme to recruit a second “Dan Sullivan” to intentionally confuse voters, he announced.
The Justice Department is seeking to preserve ballots cast in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race, not change votes or declare a winner, as the department pursues an investigation into allegations that Democratic operatives helped recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan to confuse voters. U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman, who oversees the District of…
Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy (R) said he ordered an investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign for Senate as an alleged scheme to mislead voters in next week's election has been exposed.
Election law expert and UCLA Prof. Rick Hasen (Election Law Blog) has a post about this; an excerpt: Today's New…
