National Democrats are largely staying silent as Mary Peltola faces mounting scrutiny over an alleged scheme by campaign and party operatives to confuse Alaskan voters with a second “decoy” Republican candidate named Dan Sullivan, leaving the Democratic Senate hopeful with few public defenders as state officials investigate possible election law violations.
And the few exceptions who have spoken out have presented mixed messaging over whether the accusations, detailed in a New York Times investigation, should be written off as false reporting or because it is a morally dubious campaign ploy embraced by both parties.
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