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The FBI has visited donors and individuals connected to a candidate named Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate election controversy. The inquiry follows allegations involving campaign tactics and a duplicate candidate name on the ballot, prompting scrutiny from federal authorities and legal challenges.
Outlets across the political spectrum report that federal investigators have visited donors and individuals in Alaska regarding the Dan Sullivan Senate ballot controversy.
Right-leaning outlets such as Breitbart News, The Federalist, and Blaze Media focus heavily on allegations of a Democratic dirty trick, illegal collusion, and criticism of candidate Mary Peltola. Center and left-leaning outlets like PBS NewsHour, ABC News, and HuffPost concentrate on the procedural developments of the FBI investigation and statements from figures like Rep. Jamie Raskin and Senator Dan Sullivan.
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FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in candidate's hometown as Alaska Senate inquiry widens
An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in Petersburg, a small fishing community accessible only by air or water where the candidate lives.
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Source context: An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in Petersburg, a small fishing community accessible only by air or water where the candidate lives.
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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) reacts to reporting that Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s aides allegedly instructed a staffer to recruit multiple candidates named “Dan Sullivan,” which Raskin calls "ridiculous politics.”
An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in a small fishing community accessible only by air or water where the candidate lives.
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An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in Petersburg, a small fishing community accessible only by air or water where the candidate lives.
In the sleepy Alaskan fishing community of Petersburg, nobody has seen Dan J
Senator Dan Sullivan said he’ll accept the outcome of Alaska’s US Senate race whether he wins reelection or not, even as he and other Republicans question the contest’s legitimacy because a candidate with a similar name is on the ballot.
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As voters in Alaska decide whether to keep or abolish some electoral reforms, voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to try them.
Even if Mary Peltola wins Alaska's Senate race on Tuesday, I encourage Americans not to view her as a legitimate U.S. senator. That is her fault, and she and her party will have to live with it.For years, the left hectored Americans about "attacks on democracy." It built networks of groups with names like the Democracy Defenders Fund. A feeble Joe Biden…
An FEC complaint alleges that the decoy's campaign illegally colluded with a dark-money group that ran ads against GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
A federal judge rejected the DOJ's lawsuit to delay Alaska Senate election certification over the Dan Sullivan candidate controversy.
Agents have contacted donors in at least two remote communities in Alaska and a couple in Massachusetts.
Washington Democrats didn’t just put a second “Dan Sullivan” in the Alaska Senate race — they also boosted Republican Gerald Heikes, a perennial candidate for office, with the help of Chuck Schumer and a longtime Alaska Democrat consultant named Jim Lottsfeldt in a year-long effort to boost Democrat Mary Peltola in Tuesday’s general election.
