Alaska — a stain on Democrats that the blue wave can’t wash clean

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Gurdon, H. (2026, November 4). Alaska — a stain on Democrats that the blue wave can’t wash clean. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4793106/alaska-dan-sullivan-stain-democrats/

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This article is an opinion piece arguing that Democrats should not be absolved of wrongdoing related to the Alaska Senate race, where Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign allegedly colluded with out-of-state operatives to manipulate voters. The author contends that even though Democrats won several other Republican-held seats in the midterms, this does not erase what they perceive as a fraudulent tactic used specifically in Alaska.

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The Democratic campaign for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat was involved in efforts to place on the ballot another candidate named Dan Sullivan, alongside Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, to confuse voters and potentially influence the race. According to The New York Times, text messages reveal that Mary Peltola’s team worked with operatives to recruit a second Dan Sullivan, who is not actively campaigning but could appear on the ballot. This strategy aims to split the vote among different candidates named Dan Sullivan. Republicans have strongly condemned this tactic as election cheating. Conservative commentator Joe Hoft also alleged that a new PAC linked to Democrats sent voter guides confusingly featuring both Mary Peltola and independent candidate Dan J. Sullivan, whose name is nearly identical to Senator Dan Sullivan's. The race could determine which party controls the Senate.

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The Democrats’ midterm wave should not be allowed to wash away the stain of their vile, dirty election trick in Alaska. asserted

wave → allow → Alaska

The party perpetrated a clear fraud there against voters. asserted

party → perpetrate → voters

It exposed the moral character of the party and its operations and should not be forgotten. asserted

It → expose → party

Democrats will control the Senate anyway, having flipped at least seven other Republican seats. asserted

Democrats → control → seats

But while winning cures many things, it doesn’t — or shouldn’t — make everything right. asserted

everything → win → things

It should not expunge the simple and undeniable fact that Mary Peltola’s campaign connived with out-of-state operatives to cheat voters while asking for their trust. asserted

campaign → expunge → trust

The hypocrisy doesn’t magically go away in a puff of triumph just because the election is over. asserted

election → go → triumph