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“… Mary Peltola, in a tight race against Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan that could determine who controls Congress in Washington, stands accused of recruiting another Dan Sullivan to run in order to create ballot confusion and siphon off votes from the…”

“An underappreciated facet of the controversy that has rocked the Alaska Senate race: Voting reforms adopted by the state in 2020 will likely blunt the effectiveness of an apparent Democratic scheme to place a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on the ballot.”

“The Justice Department has been ramping up its probe into whether any laws were broken with the presence of “Decoy Dan” on the Alaska ballot.”

“Democrat Mary Peltola leads incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan by a meagre 637 votes as of Wednesday night, according to The Associated Press.”

“In Alaska, the department filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of the Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan narrowly lost, amid concerns about confusion with another candidate sharing his name.”

“Sullivan, has drawn criticism from Republicans who argue his presence on the ballot could siphon votes away from the incumbent.”

“A close Senate race between Democrat Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan has been making headlines over the inclusion of a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on the ballot How does the vote-counting work?”

“…ions come after former campaign staff for Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola spoke to the New York Times about their knowledge of a reported scheme to stack Alaska’s four-person ballot with other "Dan Sullivans" to help siphon votes from incumbent GOP…”

“A federal judge on Sunday dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate election amid the "Decoy Dan" controversy, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid two days before the midterm elections.”

“Consider Alaska, where reports that Democratic-aligned operatives helped recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan have sparked allegations of election manipulation.”

“Sullivan’s entry into the race has drawn scrutiny since June, when the Alaska Division of Elections tried to remove him from the primary ballot, determining he had not filed his candidacy as a Republican in “good faith.””

“Sullivan’s entry into the race has drawn scrutiny since June, when the Alaska Division of Elections tried to remove him from the primary ballot, determining he had not filed his candidacy as a Republican in “good faith.””

“Alaska In Alaska, controversy over two Dan Sullivans being on the ballot continues to upend the race, which features Sen.”

“Sullivan, a candidate with the same first and last name as the Republican incumbent senator, Dan Sullivan, is set to appear on the ballot Tuesday.”

“Dan Sullivan, denied on Thursday that she knew anything about the effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent.”

“And with the GOP talking up the ballot-stacking controversy in the Alaska Senate race, Democrat Mary Peltola says Republicans are bullying because they can’t run on their record.”

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“The Michigan and Alaska scenarios: That brings us to two states that have sparked controversy lately.”

“But while GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan has tried to leverage Peltola's outbursts to boost his own re-election bid, Alaskans appear unbothered by her rough rhetoric in a midterm battle that could determine control of Congress.”

“In a nutshell: This race has been marred by controversy over the appearance of a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on the ballot.”

“Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said on Sunday he believes Democrats’ alleged conduct in the recent controversy in the Alaska Senate race was “dumb” but “not illegal.””

“The DOJ cited potential voter confusion over having another candidate named Dan Sullivan on the ballot.”

“The DOJ's complaint stems from a controversy in Alaska where two individuals by the name of Dan Sullivan, one a retired school teacher and the other the state’s incumbent senator, appear alongside each other on the state’s ballots.”

“Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan — as feds and Alaska launch investigations In a rally on Thursday, Democratic Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola on the controversy that has roiled her state for days."I just want to clear the air.”

“Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system could come under scrutiny in this year’s Senate race, where two candidates named Dan Sullivan appear on the ballot.”

“… calling for the prosecution of the Democratic candidate in Alaska because she’s been implicated in a controversy in which a second candidate named Dan Sullivan—the Senate Republican incumbent is named Dan Sullivan, but a second Dan Sullivan got put on the…”

“… calling for the prosecution of the Democratic candidate in Alaska because she’s been implicated in a controversy in which a second candidate named Dan Sullivan—the Senate Republican incumbent is named Dan Sullivan, but a second Dan Sullivan got put on the…”

“ET CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss faced “significant resistance” from staff at Thursday’s 9 a.m. meeting about the growing Alaska ballot controversy, network insiders told Fox News Digital.”

“EXCLUSIVE — CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss faced "significant resistance" from staff at Thursday's 9 a.m. meeting about the growing Alaska ballot controversy, network insiders told Fox News Digital.”

“…ate and federal investigations are now underway after The New York Times reported that Democratic operatives were involved in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to appear on the ballot in an effort to pull votes away from incumbent Republican with the same…”

“Dan Sullivan is running for another term against Democrat Mary Peltola, who previously served as the first Alaska native elected to Congress.”

“Now the Justice Department is intensifying its investigation over the alleged efforts to recruit the second Dan Sullivan to confuse Alaskan voters in the highly competitive Senate race.”

“She's referring to a controversy in the Alaska Senate race about the alleged involvement of members of the campaign for the Democratic candidate, Mary Peltola, to recruit Daniel J.”