GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is raising alarms about an 11th hour challenger: Dan J. Sullivan
Sen. Dan Sullivan and the National Republican Senatorial Committee warn the same-name candidacy could confuse voters and help Mary Peltola, while seeking ballot removal.
- Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is challenging the candidacy of an 11th-hour Republican rival, Dan J. Sullivan, alleging the newcomer is a Democratic plant designed to confuse voters and assist Democrat Mary Peltola.
- After filing on May 29, three days before the deadline, the challenger utilized campaign branding that Sen. Sullivan claims is "about 98% similar" to his own, used for 13 years.
- FEC filings indicate the challenger donated $650 to ActBlue, including contributions earmarked for Peltola, while Sen. Sullivan accused Democratic leaders of orchestrating the bid to split his vote.
- Threatening legal action to remove the rival from the ballot, Sen. Sullivan cited case law regarding intent to confuse voters, though top Democrats in Washington and Anchorage firmly deny any involvement.
- With Democrats having spent about $6.4 million on ad airtime compared to Republicans' $3.4 million, the state's ranked-choice voting system and this contested primary present a high-stakes opportunity to flip the Senate seat.
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GOP Senator sounds alarm over clone candidate who could catapult Dem to red state win
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is raising alarms about an 11th-hour Republican challenger who shares his exact name, accusing Democrats of orchestrating a scheme to confuse voters and hand the seat to Democrat Mary Peltola.Sullivan, speaking exclusively with CNN's Manu Raju on Inside Politics, said the challenger — Dan Jay Sullivan — is not a genuine Republican but a plant designed to split his vote in Alaska's open primary, where the top four finishe…
With three days to go before the filing deadline, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan learned of a last-minute Republican challenger in his high-stakes reelection race.
GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is raising alarms about an 11th hour challenger: Dan J. Sullivan
Sen. Dan Sullivan and the GOP’s Senate campaign arm are raising major alarms about a same-name rival, warning that it could cost them a seat by confusing the electorate and give a leg-up to his well-funded Democratic challenger, former Rep. Mary Peltola.
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