In Alaska Race, Trump Targets a Long, Sometimes Sordid Political Tradition of 'Spoiler' Candidates
A New York Times investigation says Peltola campaign members recruited a spoiler candidate, while state officials and the Justice Department pursue legal challenges.
- On Thursday, Alaska's Republican governor launched an investigation into the Senate race after reports surfaced that Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign allegedly recruited spoiler candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. to siphon votes from incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
- Internal campaign communications revealed the Peltola team recruited the second Sullivan, a retired teacher, to run as a spoiler, though Peltola has denied any knowledge of the recruitment effort.
- On October 23, Trump's Justice Department filed a lawsuit to block election certification if Peltola wins, defending the timing by stating it is "following the facts and the law, not anyone's political timetable."
- If election results remain disputed after November 3, legal experts warn the United States Senate could convene a subcommittee to resolve the contest, a scenario Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski deemed unacceptable.
- Alaska's ranked-choice voting system is "particularly prone to manipulation," a historic tactic in American politics mirrored in Florida's 2020 election where an independent candidate cost a Democrat his seat by 32 votes.
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In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of ‘spoiler’ candidates
By investigating an Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful over her campaign’s reported involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting a political trick that has been used in American politics for decades. The practice goes back at least to 1946, when a four-term Boston city...
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradi
By investigating an Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful over her campaign’s reported involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting a political trick that has been used
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of ‘spoiler’ candidates – WTOP News
By investigating an Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful over her campaign’s reported involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting a political trick that has been used in American politics for decades. The practice goes back at least to 1946, when a four-term Boston city...
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of 'spoiler' candidates
President Donald Trump has called for the prosecution of a Democratic Senate candidate whose campaign reportedly put a man with the same name as Alaska's Republican senator on that state's ballot.
Legal expert warns of 'amazing' twist in high-stakes Senate race: ‘Doesn't happen often'
A closely contested Senate race in Alaska could take an extraordinary turn, with the U.S. Senate itself potentially deciding the winner, a leading election law expert warned Friday. Rick Hasen, a CNN contributor and professor of law and political science at UCLA, outlined the unusual possibility during an appearance with CNN’s Brianna Keilar, as questions swirl over whether Alaska’s Republican governor could withhold certification of the electio…
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