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3 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Peltola campaign under fire after report that it recruited second Dan Sullivan for Alaska Senate race
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it → recruit → race
Alaskans for Mary said it "has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign."
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it → say → campaign
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign is under fire after a New York Times report out Wednesday that it played a role in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan -- a Republican who almost has the same name as incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan -- as part of an effort to sow confusion and ultimately benefit Peltola's campaign.
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who → play → campaign
The New York Times report said it relied on 12 sources, text messages and documents that allegedly showed members of Peltola's campaign, lawyers for Peltola and senior aides at Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee contributed to pushing Dan J. Sullivan, a Republican on Alaska's four-way ballot, to run.
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members → say → ballot
The Times said the effort to find a spoiler candidate -- who could potentially siphon votes from Sen. Sullivan, thus benefiting Peltola -- was internally referred to as the ballot composition project.
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who → say → project
Alaskans for Mary, the campaign committee for Peltola, said through a spokesperson on Wednesday that it "has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign."
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it → say → campaign
The DSCC told ABC News in a statement that it was "not involved with Dan J. Sullivan."
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it → tell → Sullivan
"Republicans have a long history of recruiting and propping up candidates in an attempt to boost their own campaigns," a DSCC spokesperson wrote in the statement, detailing an instance when Peltola ran for reelection in the House in 2024 and the state Republican Party supported an effort by a Democratic House candidate and inmate in New York federal prison to stay on the ballot, challenging Peltola.
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Party → have → Peltola
In response to the New York Times report, President Donald Trump said Peltola should "suffer the Legal and Political consequences for what she has done," and that she and Dan J. Sullivan should be kicked off the ballot.
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she → say → ballot
The president also said Peltola engaged in "election fraud.
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Peltola → say → fraud
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"Dan Sullivan should be allowed to run without either Mary Peltola or FAKE Dan Sullivan on the Ballot," Trump wrote in a social media post Wednesday afternoon.
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Trump → allow → post
ABC News has reached out to Dan J. Sullivan's campaign for comment on the New York Times' report.
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News → reach → report
ABC News also reached out to the Alaska Department of Elections for comment.
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News → reach → comment
Alaska courts evaluated the dispute over Dan J. Sullivan's candidacy and found nothing illegal about his bid to be on the ballot -- even if it was not entirely in "good faith" or an attempt to "confuse and mislead" as the Trump administration and Republicans contend.
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administration → evaluate → faith
Ballot-stacking tactics are common in politics, are widely considered legal, the New York Times reported.
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Times → stack → politics
Former Peltola staffer Elisa Rios told the Times about the reported recruitment effort, saying Peltola wasn't directly involved but that she was "definitely aware."
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she → tell → effort
However, the Times also reports that Rios later requested a retraction of the statements she gave the newspaper, though she did not disclose a reason.
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she → report → reason
Rios was also reportedly fired from the campaign this past summer, just days before the Alaska primary election.
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Rios → fire → election
At the time, the Peltola campaign told ABC News the "campaign has undergone staffing updates as we transition into the general election" but did not comment on Rios specifically.
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we → tell → Rios
For months, Republicans have claimed that Dan J. Sullivan was pursued as a candidate in order to confuse Alaskan voters and potentially peel away voters from the incumbent GOP senator.
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Sullivan → claim → senator
In a statement on Wednesday, Nate Adams, campaign spokesperson for incumbent Sen. Sullivan said that "Alaskans deserve the truth" and claimed that Peltola and her campaign "have spent months gaslighting Alaskans" in an effort to "deceive" voters.
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Peltola → say → voters
The Department of Justice has an active criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Dan J. Sullivan's candidacy dating back several months, ABC News has reported.
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News → have → candidacy
The Trump administration preemptively filed a lawsuit last week to block certification of the Alaska Senate race if Sen. Sullivan narrowly loses, citing voter confusion with two Dan Sullivans on the ballot.
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Sullivan → file → ballot
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