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Following a New York Times report, investigations have been launched into the Senate campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola over allegations that her team and national Democrats helped recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan to run against incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. President Donald Trump and other Republicans called for investigations and prosecution, while the campaign and allies faced scrutiny over the alleged voter confusion scheme.
Reports across the political spectrum agree that a media report detailed allegations that the Senate campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola was involved in recruiting a second candidate named Dan Sullivan, prompting investigations by state officials and calls for scrutiny from Republicans.
Right-leaning outlets like The Daily Signal and Blaze Media emphasize criminal probes and allegations of corruption or fraud, often using terms like decoy and spoiler schemes. Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times and Axios focus on reporting the details of how the campaign allegedly recruited the candidate and the immediate political fallout. Center outlets like The Wall Street Journal and CBS News balance the reporting on the investigations with the candidate's denials and the political implications for the tight Senate race.
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Peltola’s Alaska Senate race controversy; final midterms forecast: Live discussion
Will former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) lose the Alaska Senate race after reports her campaign recruited “spoiler” candidates to interfere in the race against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R)? Plus, the hosts take a look at the final forecast before Tuesday’s high-stakes elections. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and…
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Source context: 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.
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Republicans have condemned the presence of two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, calling it a ploy to split votesAlaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign was behind an effort to recruit a challenger with almost the exact same name as Republican US senator Dan Sullivan, both of whom will appear on the ballot in next week’s midterm elections, the New York Times…
President Trump accused Democrats and Mary Peltola's campaign of fraud and perjury Wednesday after the New York Times reported that Peltola aides helped recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan.Why it matters: The revelations add a new twist to Alaska's tight Senate race, where a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot could complicate the Republican…
The president lashed out at the former representative after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime was committed.
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 investigation follows Trump’s call to prosecute the Democrat over alleged efforts to recruit candidates to draw votes from her rival.
While the biggest stars of the Republican and Democratic parties hit the campaign trail, a bombshell story is threatening to upend one of the midterms’ closest races in Alaska. The governor there is now ordering an investigation after the New York Times reported on an alleged secret Democratic plot to sabotage the campaign of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.…
The New York Times reported that Peltola’s campaign recruited other candidates to run against GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Will former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) lose the Alaska Senate race after reports her campaign recruited “spoiler” candidates to interfere in the race against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R)? Plus, the hosts take a look at the final forecast before Tuesday’s high-stakes elections. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and…
President Donald Trump called for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic candidate running for Senate in Alaska on Wednesday after revelations that her campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
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.
Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy directed the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether the effort broke Alaska law.
Her former campaign manager says the other Sullivan was recruited to confuse GOP voters.
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee said he is opening an investigation into the Alaska US Senate election, adding to GOP scrutiny of allegations that allies of the Democrat in the race recruited a candidate with the same name as incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan.
The DOJ wants a judge to temporarily block certification of the Alaska Senate election if incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses due to voter confusion.
The Republican governor was responding to allegations in the New York Times that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate, Dan Sullivan.
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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,…
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford analyzed the New York Times report alleging that Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign conspired to confuse voters with a second candidate named Dan Sullivan. “It kind of falls into the category of something that’s not that surprising, but also completely shocking, because this…
The New York Times is reporting on a months-long investigation into the Alaska senate race [Gift Article Here]. Stunningly, the NYT is providing direct evidence that Democrat Senate Candidate Mary Peltola, in coordination with the DSCC and Marc Elias law firm, constructed the fraudulent Dan Sullivan candidate (pictured left) specifically to create…
The campaign of Alaska Democrat Senate candidate Mary Peltola helped recruit Dan J. Sullivan to enter the race to draw votes away from her Republican opponent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, the New York Times reported Wednesday. According to the Times, Elisa Rios, Peltola’s former campaign manager and longtime aide who was fired in August, said...
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…
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.
Mary Peltola's campaign allegedly ran a covert "ballot composition project" to recruit namesake candidates and split the vote against Dan Sullivan.
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.
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