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Report: Peltola Campaign Aides Sought Voters Named Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race

The New York Times reported that aides to Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola searched for people named Dan Sullivan to recruit as candidates against Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.

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What's happening

The Justice Department has sued in federal court in Anchorage over Alaska's U.S. Senate race, seeking to block certification of the result if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan does not win.(source: Oct 23: DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses) The filing cites the presence on the ballot of Daniel J. Sullivan, another Republican candidate with a similar name, and asks the court to hold certification pending an investigation into whether votes for Daniel J. Sullivan were meant for Sen. Sullivan.(source: Oct 23: DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses)

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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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  • The New York Times reported that aides to Mary Peltola's campaign were directed to search state voter rolls for Alaskans named Dan Sullivan.
  • Retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg registered as a Republican and filed for the Senate race before the deadline.
  • Peltola's campaign has denied accusations that it recruited a spoiler candidate.
  • Former campaign manager Elisa Rios told the New York Times that Peltola was 'definitely aware' of the recruitment effort, then later retracted her statements.
  • Sen. Dan Sullivan said in May that the candidacy was a Democratic effort to 'cheat.'
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Says Peltola allies recruited a spoiler Dan Sullivan

Fox News (Politics): Mary Peltola campaign and Dems backed covert scheme to field spoiler candidates in Alaska Senate race: report

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Right-leaning outlets report that Peltola's campaign and Democratic allies recruited a namesake candidate to siphon votes from Sen. Dan Sullivan.

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Calls the Peltola campaign's denials hard to believe

TheBlaze: NY Times exposes Alaska Democrat's alleged hunt for another Dan Sullivan to run against Republican

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Far-right outlets claim the Peltola campaign ran a deliberate scheme to confuse voters with a decoy Dan Sullivan and dismiss its denials.

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Claims operatives hunted Dan Sullivans to confuse voters

ZeroHedge: Democrat Operatives Spent Months Hunting For Alaskans Named Dan Sullivan - Campaign Denies Involvement: Report
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ZeroHedge frames the story as Democratic operatives spending months searching for Alaskans named Dan Sullivan to confuse voters, citing the New York Times while noting the campaign denies recruiting anyone.

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