Sen.Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is in a predicament. The lawmaker, who is seeking a third term in the upper chamber, is staring down a tough challenge in former Rep.
Mary Peltola, D-Alaska.But first, he’s got to beat Dan J.
Sullivan, a same-name rival running against him in the Republican primary. The senator contended in an interview with Fox News Digital that the other Dan J.Sullivan, a political newcomer with few ties to the GOP, is a Democratic plant. GOP FIGHTS TO STOP MULTIPLE DAN SULLIVANS FROM APPEARING ON ALASKA BALLOT, CALLS CANDIDACY A 'SHAM'Newly introduced Senate candidate Dan Sullivan, left, pictured alongside Sen.
Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, right.(Sullivan for U.S.
Senate; Brandon Bell-Pool/Getty Images)"His primary purpose is not to win an election, it's to confuse Alaskans and rig the vote for my opponent, the Democrat," Sullivan said. "He's not in it to win it.He's in it to rig it."The name confusion could prove particularly consequential in Alaska given its ranked-choice voting system, where voters list candidates in order of preference.
If Dan J.Sullivan is allowed to stay on the primary ballot, both he and incumbent Dan S.
Sullivan could advance to the general election in which the top four vote-getters will appear.Sullivan, the senator, is not the only one looking into Dan J.Sullivan, the candidate. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, requested that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) investigate an alleged "coordinated scheme" between Dan J.
Sullivan and Amber Lee, an Alaska Democratic consultant tied to the nascent campaign.ACTBLUE CHIEF HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL HOT SEAT AS DONOR FRAUD PROBE INTENSIFIESEarlier this week, Lt.Gov.
Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Alaska, sent a letter to Dan J.Sullivan citing "credible allegations" that he launched his candidacy to confuse voters at the ballot box and siphon off votes from the senator. "Specifically, it was alleged that you filed for office with the...