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Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered a criminal investigation into the state's Senate race following allegations of a Democratic plot to use a decoy candidate named Daniel Sullivan to confuse voters. The Department of Justice has also escalated a federal probe, issuing dozens of grand jury subpoenas. Democratic candidate Mary Peltola has denied knowledge of the efforts.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that both state and federal authorities are investigating an alleged scheme involving a decoy candidate in the Alaska Senate race.
Left-leaning outlets like NBC News focus primarily on the announcements of the state and federal investigations and the denials from Democratic candidate Mary Peltola. Center outlets like The Hill and Bloomberg discuss the broader political implications and mention figures like Democratic lawyer Marc Elias. Right-leaning outlets such as Blaze Media, Fox News, and the Daily Mail place a heavier emphasis on accusations against specific national Democrats, Republican probes, and calls for accountability from figures like Donald Trump.
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Alaska’s decoy scandal brings back the usual suspects for shady election tactics
Marc Elias is back. The notorious Democratic lawyer who played a critical role in the 2016 Russia hoax is again in the news. His law firm has been identified by the New York Times as part of the expanding scandal involving Democratic effort to confuse voters in Alaska with a decoy candidate named Daniel J.…
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Alaska’s Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is ordering a criminal investigation into the state’s closely watched Senate race. It comes as the Department of Justice has issued as many as three dozen subpoenas as part of a separate federal investigation on an alleged plot to sabotage the campaign of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by Democrat Mary Peltola’s…
Federal prosecutors announced that they are pursuing a criminal probe into the Alaska Senate race, where Democrats are facing allegations of election fraud. Democratic Alaskan Senate candidate Mary Peltola says she knew nothing about efforts to get another Dan Sullivan on the ballot to rival the incumbent, also named Dan Sullivan.
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Marc Elias is back. The notorious Democratic lawyer who played a critical role in the 2016 Russia hoax is again in the news. His law firm has been identified by the New York Times as part of the expanding scandal involving Democratic effort to confuse voters in Alaska with a decoy candidate named Daniel J.…
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The election certification process could be frozen in Alaska next week as a result of a criminal investigation into an alleged Democratic ballot-stacking scheme, which the state and federal governments are taking deadly seriously.Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) told NewsNation's Blake Burman on Thursday evening, "We are ready to do whatever we need to do to…
The Justice Department has dramatically escalated its investigation into the Alaska Senate race and will issue dozens of new grand jury subpoenas on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.
'If true, the alleged efforts described in the October 28, 2026 article, would amount to a disturbing effort to undermine the integrity of the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Alaska.'
The probe came hours after Donald Trump demanded Peltola be thrown off the ballot and prosecuted, though he did not say what crime she had committed.
Senate No. 2 Republican John Barrasso alleges Chuck Schumer schemed with Mary Peltola's campaign to recruit a decoy Dan Sullivan in Alaska.
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