Dems Operatives’ Secret, but Clever Sabotage Plot to Seize Alaska Senate Seat Exposed
Alaska voters opening their Senate ballot this fall will find two men named Dan Sullivan. Federal investigators now want to know how that came to be.
Prosecutors at the US Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska, are conducting an “aggressive criminal investigation” into how the second Sullivan qualified, Fox News reported Wednesday evening.
The news arrived the same day as a New York Times investigation that pointed to Democratic challenger Mary Peltola’s campaign as the force behind the arrangement.
Republican incumbent Dan S Sullivan holds the seat. Dan J Sullivan, a retired teacher from a small fishing village, announced his run in the spring.
According to the Times, a Peltola staffer received a specific assignment: find as many people named Dan Sullivan as possible.
Interviews, text messages and documents the newspaper reviewed indicate the search produced several prospects, not just one.
The Times said the work went by the name Ballot Composition Project.
One participant, described as a “mysterious Midwestern operative,” reportedly traveled the state and met potential recruits in pubs.
Campaign lawyers and senior staffers from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee reportedly held roles in the effort.
The Times also reported that Democrats discussed forming a new political party to draw in Republican voters.
Prosecutors at the US Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska, are conducting an “aggressive criminal investigation” into how the second Sullivan qualified, Fox News reported Wednesday evening.
The news arrived the same day as a New York Times investigation that pointed to Democratic challenger Mary Peltola’s campaign as the force behind the arrangement.
Republican incumbent Dan S Sullivan holds the seat. Dan J Sullivan, a retired teacher from a small fishing village, announced his run in the spring.
According to the Times, a Peltola staffer received a specific assignment: find as many people named Dan Sullivan as possible.
Interviews, text messages and documents the newspaper reviewed indicate the search produced several prospects, not just one.
The Times said the work went by the name Ballot Composition Project.
One participant, described as a “mysterious Midwestern operative,” reportedly traveled the state and met potential recruits in pubs.
Campaign lawyers and senior staffers from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee reportedly held roles in the effort.
The Times also reported that Democrats discussed forming a new political party to draw in Republican voters.
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