Daniel J. Sullivan left his Alaska hometown before Senate election, sources say
State and federal probes expanded after reports said operatives linked to Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited a near-namesake candidate to confuse voters.
- Independent candidate Daniel Sullivan left his hometown of Petersburg, Alaska, on Monday, just days before the midterm election, according to multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.
- Republicans have argued for months that the independent candidate is a 'sham candidate' intended to confuse voters, and the race has been shaken by claims that Peltola's campaign allegedly 'planted' him to boost her chances.
- Petersburg residents reported seeing no campaign materials like signs or flyers from the retired teacher. Local fisherman Andrew Worhatch told CBS, 'I don't think it's a serious candidacy.'
- Alaska Gov Mike Dunleavy ordered a criminal investigation following the reports, while the Trump DOJ is seeking to block election certification if Dan Sullivan loses, citing 'voter confusion.'
- The Senate contest remains a toss-up with the seat potentially determining the balance of power in Congress, though no one has been charged with a crime related to the controversy.
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New York, Nov. 1 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump said this Sunday that Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., an independent candidate for the Alaskan Senate, is missing, after an investigation into the alleged recruitment of opponents of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola to take votes against his Republican rival. "The Trump ticket states that independent candidate for the Alaskan Senate is unaccounted for was first published in HolaNews.
U.S. President Donald Trump said this Sunday that Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., an independent Alaskan Senate candidate, is unaccounted for...
Daniel J. Sullivan Left His Alaska Hometown
“Daniel J. Sullivan, the independent candidate running for Senate in Alaska whose name is almost identical to the Republican senator running for reelection, left his hometown of Petersburg earlier this week,” CBS News reports.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hong Jeong-gyu = An independent candidate running for the U.S. Senate in Alaska with the same name as a Republican candidate has recently gone missing...
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