Photo via Washington Examiner

Sen. Dan Sullivan tells Alaskans not to rank Mary Peltola but include ‘Decoy Dan’ on ballot

Read the original at Washington Examiner ↗
Cite

Parks, M. (2026, October 29). Sen. Dan Sullivan tells Alaskans not to rank Mary Peltola but include ‘Decoy Dan’ on ballot. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4784648/dan-sullivan-tell-alaskans-not-rank-mary-peltola-ballot/

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-29 · by Molly Parks

Quick Summary

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) advised Republican supporters not to rank Democratic candidate Mary Peltola on the ranked choice voting ballot for Alaska's Senate race. The ballot will include four candidates along with a write-in option, giving voters five columns to select their top choices for senator. This advice from Sullivan is aimed at influencing how Republicans allocate their preferences among the candidates.
Written by AI on 2026-10-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) advised Republican supporters in Alaska not to rank Democratic candidate Mary Peltola on the ranked choice ballot for the Senate race. Voters will see four candidates plus a write-in option on the ballot, with five columns allowing them to choose their top five picks to be one of Alaska’s two senators. This directive aims to influence how Republicans allocate their votes among the candidates.

Written for “Dan Sullivan Urges Voters Not To Rank Peltola” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 Dan Sullivan Urges Voters Not To Rank Peltola
Politics · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

This article reads centre and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Sullivan, Peltola seek support from Alaska Native voters ahead of crucial Senate race Different event
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 31 claims Outlet record 64/100
“The articles describe different aspects of the Senate race; Article A covers a rally for Native voters while Article B discusses strategic voting advice from Dan Sullivan.”
Antics in Alaska Different event
Reason
⚖️ Leans left further left than this Hedges 5 of 34 claims Outlet record 67/100
“Article A reports on Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's announcement about launching an investigation into Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola, while Article B describes Sen. Dan Sullivan advising Republican voters not to rank Mary Peltola on the ballot.”
Election law expert on 2 Dan Sullivans in Alaska, DOJ bid to force California to set aside ballots Different event
CBS News
⚖️ Centre Hedges 0 of 2 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A discusses an alleged ballot-stacking scheme involving two Dan Sullivans, while Article B reports on Sen. Dan Sullivan's advice to voters regarding how to rank candidates in the election.”
Trump says two Dan Sullivans on Alaska Senate ballot is "very unfair" Different event
CBS News
Hedges 0 of 1 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different aspects of the Alaska Senate race involving multiple candidates, not a single specific incident.”
Dan Sullivan releases first ad since Mary Peltola ‘Decoy Dan’ report Different event
Washington Examiner
⚖️ Leans right further right than this Hedges 0 of 2 claims Outlet record 70/100
“Article A describes Senator Dan Sullivan advising voters, while Article B reports on a new advertisement released by him. Although related and occurring on the same day, they are distinct events.”
‘Decoy’ Dan Sullivan fallout hangs over battle for control of the Senate Different event
Washington Examiner
⚖️ Leans right further right than this Hedges 2 of 2 claims Outlet record 70/100
“The articles describe different aspects of the election situation around Sen. Dan Sullivan's race — one advising voters and the other discussing potential fallout from the strategy.”
Alaska’s Dan Sullivan dupe: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 31, 2026 Different event
New York Post
⚖️ Leans strongly right further right than this Hedges 4 of 32 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A reports on Sen. Dan Sullivan's advice to voters about ranking candidates, while Article B discusses letters to the editor responding to alleged actions by Mary Peltola's campaign.”
Revealed: Alaskan voters tell the Daily Mail whether they'll vote for Democrat Mary Peltola or Republican Dan Sullivan after 'decoy' drama shakes up crucial race Different event
Daily Mail
Hedges 3 of 40 claims Outlet record 69/100
“Article A discusses Sen. Dan Sullivan's advice to voters about ranking candidates, while Article B reports on Alaskan voter reactions to a scandal involving a decoy candidate with Dan Sullivan's name.”
Alaska voter on multiple Dan Sullivans in Senate race: "The ballot is very clear as to who's who" Different event
CBS News
Outlet record 66/100
“Article A describes Sen. Dan Sullivan's advice to voters, while Article B quotes a voter clarifying the ballot, indicating different incidents.”
Democrats pushed to get second Dan Sullivan on Alaska ballot with Peltola's help, NYT reports Different event
CBS News
⚖️ Leans right further right than this Hedges 1 of 2 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A discusses Democrats pushing for a candidate with the same name as Dan Sullivan, while Article B reports on Sen. Dan Sullivan's advice to voters regarding Mary Peltola.”
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
3
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 3 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Centre
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
70/100
Washington Examiner's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-10-30 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

Washington Examiner · 4026 article(s) · 7 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 7 correction(s)
2026-10-26
Obama knows better. He just sacrificed 4,000 years of Jewish history
2026-10-19
DOJ launches investigation into DC jails over treatment of prisoners
2026-10-11
An ‘Epic’ failure: I paid my hospital bill — then their AI demanded $27,000 more
2026-10-09
Christa Pike woke up: With a 7% botch rate, lethal injection is an engineering disaster
2026-10-03
Tennessee’s prison chief resigns after failed Christa Pike execution, Bill Lee says
2026-10-03
Alito says there’s no perfect time to retire while confirming he will reconsider next year
2026-10-01
Christa Pike was set to be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in 200 years before botched attempts: What to know

Who wrote this

Molly Parks
112 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The Kennedy Center named the 2026 lifetime achievement honorees who will be recognized at the 49th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at Capital One Arena next month.
2026-11-02 · assertive framing · Kennedy Center names 2026 lifetime achievement honorees for ceremony at Capital One Arena
🔮 Over half of surveyed voters in a new poll would like to see Democrats take control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.
2026-11-01 · mixed framing · Voters prefer Democrat-controlled Congress days before elections, poll shows
🔮 “I’m going to accept the election results,” Sullivan said on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday when asked how he would proceed if Peltola wins on Tuesday.
2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Sen. Dan Sullivan vows to accept Alaska election results if defeated
🔮 Alaska voters will see all four candidates plus a write-in option on the Senate ballot.
2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Sen. Dan Sullivan tells Alaskans not to rank Mary Peltola but include ‘Decoy Dan’ on ballot
🔮 The news comes as President Donald Trump’s Interior Department has aimed to reconstruct the links on the Potomac River, while facing legal pushback from the DC Preservation League, which has argued the administration has not followed the proper environmental or historic protocols and that the remodel of the public course could inflate tee time prices.
2026-10-29 · mixed framing · National Links Trust severs lease of East Potomac Golf Links as Trump administration moves to close the course
🔮 President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, at 3:00 p.m. EDT and 2:00 p.m. local time to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX).
2026-10-27 · assertive framing · WATCH LIVE: Trump heads to Texas in midterm campaign blitz
🔮 Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Cook Political Report shifts Ohio governor race in favor of Democrat after Ramaswamy ad controversy
🔮 “Endorsements, direct PAC contributions, and earmarking will no longer be part of our approach so we can expand individual giving and utilize new tools to help our friends win,” the group said in a press release.
2026-10-21 · mixed framing · AIPAC ends endorsements and PAC contributions in favor of ‘new tools’
🔮 President Donald Trump will host a roundtable at the White House at around 2:30 p.m. to discuss cybercrime and how the administration is combating the issue.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · WATCH LIVE: Trump holds a White House roundtable on cybercrime
🔮 Jackson’s campaign told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jackson would “be serving as a force multiplier and rallying Republicans in Cherokee County to turnout” instead of heading to the Saturday rally.
2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Rick Jackson to skip Trump campaign rally in Georgia
Also by Molly Parks
Kennedy Center names 2026 lifetime achievement honorees for ceremony at Capital One Arena
2026-11-02 · Washington Examiner
Power outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU
2026-11-02 · Washington Examiner
Democrats optimistic they can overcome split-ticket voters cutting into Ossoff’s downballot effect
2026-11-02 · Washington Examiner
Democrats shred Haley Stevens after defection to Mike Rogers: ‘Despicable betrayal’
2026-11-01 · Washington Examiner
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 112 articles by Molly Parks →

Topics

Alaska Democratic Republican Senate

Subjects

Alaska GPE · 3× Senate ORG · 2× Dan Sullivan PERSON · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Mary Peltola PERSON · 1× Republican NORP · 1×

Narrative

There will be five columns of bubbles for voters to fill in next to each candidate’s name to select their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth choices to be one of Alaska’s two senators.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30
🔮 Alaska voters will see all four candidates plus a write-in option on the Senate ballot.
2026-10-30 · Washington Examiner
Sen. Dan Sullivan tells Alaskans not to rank Mary Peltola but include ‘Decoy Dan’ on ballot · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has directed Republican voters supporting him in Alaska’s Senate race not to rank Democratic candidate Mary Peltola on the ranked choice ballot. asserted
Sullivan → direct → ballot
Alaska voters will see all four candidates plus a write-in option on the Senate ballot. asserted
voters → see → ballot
There will be five columns of bubbles for voters to fill in next to each candidate’s name to select their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth choices to be one of Alaska’s two senators. asserted
voters → fill → senators
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support
Terms · Privacy · beta v2.0.0
Articles to 3 Nov 2026