Sullivan focuses on election as DOJ plans appeal of court ruling
The department says the ballot dispute could have misled voters and affected the outcome as Alaska continues counting votes under ranked-choice rules.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump demanded that votes for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and Gerald Heikes be reassigned to incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, calling it the 'only fair solution' to the undecided Alaska Senate race between Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola.
- Trump alleged that Democratic operatives recruited Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. to confuse voters, though Peltola explicitly denies any involvement in recruitment efforts. The New York Times reported that members of Peltola's campaign were involved in recruiting him.
- Peltola currently leads Sullivan by 637 votes, with 102,962 ballots counted as of Thursday and over 75,000 remaining uncounted. Most outstanding ballots are mail-in votes from remote areas that typically favor Democrats.
- Alaska's ranked-choice system mandates vote redistribution based on individual voter preferences, directly contradicting Trump's demand for blanket reassignment. Election experts warn such a move would disenfranchise voters and violate state election law.
- Ranked-Choice tabulation is scheduled for November 18, with final certification of the closely watched race targeted for November 25. The timeline ensures the outcome remains pending as thousands of outstanding ballots are processed.
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Trump Urges Alaska to Transfer Decoy Dan’s Vote Totals to the ‘REAL Dan Sullivan’ › American Greatness
President Trump on Thursday shared what he called “the only fair solution” for the ongoing Senate election dilemma in Alaska, where Democrat Mary Peltola has […] Source
President Trump says votes for Alaska’s ‘Fake Dan Sullivan’ should be given to incumbent senator
Photo: Alamy In a pointed statement on Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested that the “Fake Dan Sullivan” running for the U.S. Senate in Alaska should have his votes shifted to incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. “The vote totals for the Fake Dan Sullivan, plus the other ‘slug’ that the Dems put on the Ballot, should
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Trump Says ‘Election Is Over’ in Alaska as Other Races Remain Uncalled
Two Senate races remained undecided Thursday as lawyers requested ballots be preserved in one race while President Donald Trump demanded the other race be called. In Alaska, Democrat former Rep. Mary Peltola led Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan by fewer than 700 votes Thursday morning with 70% of the vote in, according to Decision Desk;...
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