Mary Peltola Denies Dan Sullivan Scheme
Mary Peltola denies knowing of claims Democrats recruited a second Dan Sullivan.
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Updated Oct 30, 8:55pm ETMary PeltolaMary PeltolaAmerican politician (born 1973) denied knowing about an alleged effort to recruit a second Dan SullivanDan SullivanUnited States Senator from Alaska for Alaska’s Senate ballot. The New York Times said Peltola-linked operatives and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeDemocratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeDemocratic Party Hill committee for the US Senate worked to recruit retired teacher Daniel J. SullivanDan J. SullivanAmerican teacher and political candidate (1957–); former Peltola campaign manager Elisa Rios said Peltola was aware, while Peltola and the DSCC denied involvement. The race could affect Senate control, with Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, Daniel J. Sullivan, Peltola and Gerald Heikes on Alaska’s ranked-choice ballot. Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a state investigation, and the Justice Department expanded its probe with grand-jury subpoenas.
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Left-leaning outlets treated the case as a deceptive spoiler fight, while questioning whether the legal response had outrun clear proof of a crime. The New York Times emphasized secret recruitment of same-name candidates, while quoting critics who cast the federal inquiry as political. CNN framed the tactic as an old election trick whose novelty and impact were being overstated.
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Right-leaning outlets cast the episode as a Democratic effort to mislead voters, with legal stakes that could reach certification and control of the Senate. Fox News leaned on the Times’ account while arguing liberal media shifted attention toward Republican reaction. The New York Post emphasized a federal law-enforcement surge and demands for accountability.
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