 |
| PBS NEWSHOUR / YOUTUBE |
‘If true, the alleged efforts described in the October 28, 2026 article, would amount to a disturbing effort to undermine the integrity of the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Alaska.’
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is demanding key records from individuals involved in a reported Democrat-led scandal designed to deceive Alaska voters in the state’s 2026 Senate race.
The Badger State Republican sent a series of records preservation requests on Thursday to named figures in an alleged effort to confuse voters by recruiting Alaskans with the same name as incumbent GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan to run for the contested seat. The winner of the race could determine which party controls the Senate for the next two years.
“Every American should want to restore confidence and integrity to our election system,” Johnson said in a statement. “The New York Times report on the conspiracy to create confusion in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race details outrageous and possibly criminal behavior on the part of Democrat operatives. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has sent a number of records preservation letters to help ensure evidence of wrongdoing is not destroyed.”
Published Wednesday, the Times report in question detailed how campaign aides for Democrat Mary Peltola, who is running to unseat Sen. Sullivan this cycle, and other Democrat-aligned figures purportedly found and recruited Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. (aka “Decoy Dan”) to challenge Sen. Sullivan in this year’s Senate race. While Peltola and her campaign have denied involvement in the alleged scam, the outlet found, “based on interviews and text messages, along with documents prepared for a potential lawsuit against the campaign, that not only did Ms. Peltola’s team work with people trying to recruit Mr. Sullivan to run for Senate, but the effort was much broader.”
“The group worked to coax other would-be spoilers into the race, to dilute the incumbent’s support and help catapult the Democrat to victory,” the report reads.
Individuals affiliated with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and Russia collusion hoaxer Marc Elias’ Elias Law Group were also involved in the scandal, according to the Times.
The Alaska Division of Elections revealed in June that Decoy Dan had requested ballot access under the name “Dan Sullivan” despite having already been registered to vote as “Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.” The state agency pointed out other details indicating a ploy to deceive voters, such as Decoy Dan’s attempt to “be listed on the ballot as ‘Dan S. Sullivan’” despite his middle name beginning with a “J”; decision to register as a Republican two days before filing to run despite having never “been affiliated with the Republican Party in Alaska”; and creation of a campaign website that “uses a format, color scheme and overall theme similar to the public website for Senator Sullivan’s campaign.” --->READ MORE HERE
 |
| MS NOW / YOUTUBE |
The Democrat attack dog’s law firm represents Mary Peltola’s campaign, accused in the ‘Decoy Dan’ ballot scheme to confuse voters.
The only thing that should be surprising about The New York Times’ bombshell report on the Democrats’ “Decoy Dan” scheme is that the Dem-friendly newspaper a) reported on it and b) actually published it.
Republicans — particularly the campaign of Alaska Sen. Dan S. Sullivan — have for months been telling everyone — that Dan J. Sullivan was a ballot plant compliments of Rep. Mary Peltola, the Democrat opponent of the incumbent Sullivan.
The New York Times piece claims Peltola wasn’t directly involved in the effort to recruit a same-name candidate to draw votes from her main opponent, but she was “definitely aware.” Her campaign, according to the story, was very much involved in dealing with a slimy Democratic Party operative who apparently played point man in the scheme and a powerful cadre of national Democrats behind it.
The players, according to The Times, included the law firm led by perhaps the slipperiest of snakes in the leftist lawfare movement — the man at the center of the Russia collusion hoax.
Marc Elias, who peddled the infamous Steele Dossier in the hoax, again stands in the shadows of another scandal, with one of his law firm’s attorneys named in The New York Times piece. That attorney and the firm could soon be under congressional investigation.
In addition to incinerating any “authenticity” @MaryPeltola’s ads may have created for her, this puts the Klieg lights on @marceelias as a lawyer. Time for bar complaints against this sleaze artist.
— Steven Law (@LawAmericanX) October 28, 2026
‘Conspiracy to Create Confusion’
Peltola is the only Democrat on the Senate ballot. “Decoy Dan” originally was listed as a Republican, but he has since changed his political affiliation to “undeclared.” Another Senate race recruit, Gerald Heikes, is listed as a Republican. The muddled ballot is by design, a former Peltola campaign official and others told The Times.
The plan, it appears, is to stack the ballot, a coordinated effort to create confusion among voters — ultimately to draw votes away from a Senate ally of President Donald Trump and to help Democrats take back control of the Senate.
Peltola’s campaign has denied any involvement, a claim that is becoming increasingly hard to believe in the wake of The Times report. The Democrat has called the story a “distraction” and a “diversion” from the important issues of the election.
Dan J. Sullivan has claimed he isn’t trying to fool anyone and that he got into the race because he was frustrated with the two-term Republican senator.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into Peltola’s campaign, and the Department of Justice has launched its own criminal and civil probes, issuing dozens of subpoenas. Sen. Ron, Johnson, R-Wis., who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has sent notice to Democrats reportedly involved in the scheme telling them to preserve their communications, a first step in a possible investigation.
“The New York Times report on the conspiracy to create confusion in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race details outrageous and possibly criminal behavior on the part of Democrat operatives,” Johnson said in a statement released Thursday evening. “The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has sent a number of records preservation letters to help ensure evidence of wrongdoing is not destroyed.” --->READ MORE HERE
If you like what you see, please "Like" and/or Follow us on FACEBOOK here, GETTR here, and TWITTER here.
No comments:
Post a Comment