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BumRushDaShow

(172,840 posts)
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 07:50 AM 7 hrs ago

The other Dan Sullivan in Alaska's US Senate race says candidacy was 'my choice,' not a sham

Source: AP

Updated 11:18 PM EDT, June 8, 2026


JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan acknowledges that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent Republican gives him “an instant megaphone” in the crowded primary race. But Sullivan said his campaign isn’t a sham or something Democrats put him up to doing.

He said friends for years have jokingly referred to him as senator and asked if he has ever thought about running. He said he’s been considering it for more than a decade. “This is my choice,” Sullivan, who lives in the small fishing community of Petersburg, said in a telephone interview Monday.

Last week, Sen. Dan Sullivan accused the challenger Sullivan of “trying to trick” voters to help his main rival in the race, Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. The senator suggested the other Sullivan’s entrance in the August primary was part of a coordinated effort by Democrats and Peltola’s campaign to confuse voters, an accusation they deny. He threatened litigation to get to the bottom of it.

Late Monday, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican who oversees elections in the state, announced she was opening an investigation into the candidacy of the challenger Sullivan.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/alaska-senate-dan-sullivan-peltola-68ca38749253c6bf52d13051fda01251



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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143675687
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The other Dan Sullivan in Alaska's US Senate race says candidacy was 'my choice,' not a sham (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago OP
Good JBTaurus83 7 hrs ago #1
Fuck Republicans lonely bird 7 hrs ago #2
Good job other Dan Sullivan (R) Alaska. Multichromatic 4 hrs ago #3
No trick Simeon Salus 3 hrs ago #4

Multichromatic

(227 posts)
3. Good job other Dan Sullivan (R) Alaska.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 10:57 AM
4 hrs ago

Rat-fuck those Republicans exactly like they always do to Democrats. LOL

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