Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign and senior Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee officials participated in a secret effort to recruit spoiler challengers against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), including a candidate sharing his name, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
The findings bolster long-standing Republican allegations that challenger Dan J. Sullivan’s candidacy was solely intended to confuse voters and undermine the incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan, and the report has implications for an ongoing federal investigation. The reported DSCC involvement with what critics describe as the “Decoy Dan” extends the controversy to the national Democratic organization responsible for winning Senate races.
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