Sen.Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, told the Ruthless Podcast that he is prepared to take down Democrat Mary Peltola despite alleged efforts from Senate Democrats to interfere in the state’s marquee Senate matchup this fall. "[Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the far-left groups have been saying that the majority goes through Alaska," Sullivan said in an exclusive interview released on Thursday morning.
"So they started going up with negative, far-left money attack ads against me last June.And just if you were in Alaska, you'd see, they pummeled me with negative ads for over a year, and I think they were like, dang, it's not crushing them the way we thought, so let's cheat, so they recruit this guy."Sullivan’s race gained national attention as Democrats allegedly recruited a retiree also named Dan Sullivan to run against the incumbent to confuse voters. ‘FINISH THE DAMN JOB’: HAGERTY TELLS 'RUTHLESS PODCAST' THAT TRUMP WILL COMPLETE IRAN MISSIONSen.
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 30, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)"They recruit this guy; he's a far-left progressive, far left," the Marine veteran said.
"He's got a list of donors, ActBlue, as I mentioned, Peltola, twice just in the last six months.He tried to take my middle initial; he actually signed up with the Division of Elections with my middle initial.
The Division of Elections was like, ‘Wait, you can't do that; that's not even your middle initial.’ Then, he tried to steal my middle initial, then he stole my website and my logo."Podcast co-host Josh Holmes explained the alleged scheme:"[The Democrats can’t beat Dan Sullivan] so what they've tried to do is get somebody with a Dan Sullivan on the ballot line that they confuse enough people," Holmes said."Even if it's like, two, three, four or five percent on the ballot to get them into the margin where they can ...