Alaska Probe Targets Alleged Ballot‑Stacking Scheme in Senate Race
Governor Dunleavy orders an investigation into Mary Peltola's campaign tactics as voters await Tuesday's election.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into whether Mary Peltola's Senate campaign violated state laws, and Peltola is a candidate in the Alaska Senate race.
The campaign was accused of recruiting an outside contender with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, and reports said it recruited "spoiler" candidates to interfere in the race against Sullivan.
Byron York, chief political correspondent at the Washington Examiner, criticized the Peltola campaign for recruiting candidates to hurt Sullivan's reelection chances, calling the New York Times report on Alaska ballot stacking "really devastating".
The New York Post and TMZ have discussed the probe, while The Hill hosted a live discussion on the final midterms forecast before Tuesday's elections.
Original reporting
The Washington Times
Dan Sullivan vs. Dan Sullivan: Alaska governor orders probe into Peltola Senate campaign
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into whether the campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola violated state laws for allegedly recruiting an outside contender with the same name as the Republican incumbent.
Read the original →The Hill
Peltola’s Alaska Senate race controversy; final midterms forecast: Live discussion
Will former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) lose the Alaska Senate race after reports her campaign recruited “spoiler” candidates to interfere in the race against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R)? Plus, the hosts take a look at the final forecast before Tuesday’s high-stakes elections. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and Decision…
Read the original →New York Post
Alaskan governor launches bombshell probe into MARY PELTOLA! | The Low Down
The NY Post and TMZ discuss the bombshell probe into Alaskan Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign.
Read the original →Washington Examiner
New York Times report on Alaska ballot stacking ‘really devastating’: Byron York
Facts this version was allowed to use
- Mary Peltola is a Democrat from Alaska and a former U.S. representative.
- Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into whether Mary Peltola's Senate campaign violated state laws.
- Mary Peltola's campaign was accused of recruiting an outside contender with the same name as the Republican incumbent, Dan Sullivan.
- Dan Sullivan is the Republican incumbent senator from Alaska.
- Mary Peltola is a candidate in the Alaska Senate race.
- Reports said Peltola's campaign recruited "spoiler" candidates to interfere in the race against Dan Sullivan.
- The New York Times previously reported on the Peltola campaign's recruitment of candidates.
- Byron York is chief political correspondent at the Washington Examiner.
- Byron York said of the Peltola campaign: "[The Peltola campaign] were thinking of everything they could to mislead voters into voting in such a way that would […]".
- Byron York criticized Peltola's campaign for recruiting candidates to hurt Dan Sullivan's reelection chances.
- Byron York called the New York Times report on Alaska ballot stacking "really devastating".
- Bill Sammon is senior vice president of editorial content at The Hill.
- Elections are on Tuesday.
- The Hill hosted a live discussion on the final midterms forecast before Tuesday's elections.
- The New York Post and TMZ discussed the probe into Mary Peltola's Senate campaign.
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