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Peltola denies knowing about effort to recruit second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race

A New York Times report says Peltola's campaign helped recruit Dan J. Sullivan Jr., a candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, as the Justice Department escalates its investigation.

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What's happening

The Alaska governor directed the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether Mary Peltola's Senate campaign violated state laws, after a New York Times report that her campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee worked to recruit a candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.(source: story 5, Oct 29) Peltola has denied knowing about the effort, and her campaign denied involvement in encouraging or soliciting Dan J. Sullivan to run, according to an Anchorage Daily News report.(source: Oct 28: Peltola denies knowing about effort to recruit second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race)(source: story 5, Oct 29) The Justice Department has escalated a criminal investigation with new grand jury subpoenas and sued to block certification of the Senate contest's results if the incumbent loses.(source: Oct 28: Peltola denies knowing about effort to recruit second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race)

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  2. No readers have picked a side yetDOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses
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  • Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied Thursday that she knew about an effort to put another candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan on the Alaska ballot.
  • The New York Times reported that Peltola's campaign was involved in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan Jr. to run.
  • The Justice Department has escalated a criminal investigation with new grand jury subpoenas and sued to block certification of the Senate contest's results if the incumbent loses.
  • The Peltola campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee denied involvement in recruiting the other Sullivan.
  • Sen. Dan Sullivan and other Republicans accused Peltola of lying about the effort.
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Denies knowing about any other Alaska candidate

ABC News (Politics): Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation

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Left-leaning outlets report Peltola's denial that she knew about the effort to recruit another Dan Sullivan while noting the Justice Department's escalating investigation.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Says Peltola is still lying about Decoy Dan

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Says Peltola is still lying about Decoy Dan

The Daily Wire: Alaska’s Mary Peltola Scrambles After Bombshell Report Exposes Democrat ‘Decoy Dan’ Scheme

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Right-leaning outlets highlight Republican accusations that Peltola lied about a scheme to recruit a decoy candidate named Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from the incumbent.

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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Denies knowing about any other Alaska candidate

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