Republicans rip Peltola over report her campaign recruited second Sullivan
Republicans are blasting Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D) over reports her campaign recruited one of her midterm opponents, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., to counter incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan's (R) reelection bid. The New York Times reported Wednesday Peltola’s campaign directly attempted to recruit someone with the same name as her GOP opponent — allegations...
Donald Trump has demanded that a Democrat be removed from the Alaska ballot following a report by the New York Times. According to The Guardian US, the report alleged that Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign was involved in an effort to recruit a challenger with a name nearly identical to the Republican US senator Dan Sullivan.
The Guardian US reports that Republicans have condemned the presence of two individuals named Dan Sullivan on the ballot for next week's midterm elections. While one is the two-term US senator, the other is a retiree from south-eastern Alaska with little political experience. Republicans have characterized the newcomer as a ploy to split votes and cost the incumbent his re-election.
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- US Democrats allegedly recruited 'spoiler' candidates to undermine Republican senator in Alaska jpost.com
- Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign reportedly recruited second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race theguardian.com
- Trump demands Alaska democrat off ballot after NY Times report punchng.com
- Trump stumping for Republican candidates in Ohio ahead of midterms cbsnews.com
