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Dan Sullivan releases first ad since Mary Peltola ‘Decoy Dan’ report

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Parks, M. (2026, October 29). Dan Sullivan releases first ad since Mary Peltola ‘Decoy Dan’ report. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4784891/dan-sullivan-ad-mary-peltola-alaska-senate-decoy/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-29 · by Molly Parks

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Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has released an advertisement in response to a recent New York Times report accusing Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola of recruiting "spoiler" candidates named after him. The ad features Peltola's own words criticizing dishonesty, while highlighting the allegations against her campaign.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released an advertisement on October 29, 2026, focusing on a New York Times report that alleged Mary Peltola's Democratic Senate campaign recruited "spoiler" candidates with similar names to incumbents like Sullivan himself. The one-minute ad includes a clip of Peltola criticizing dishonesty in Alaska politics while highlighting her campaign’s reported recruitment tactics. This move comes as part of the ongoing narrative surrounding the contentious Senate race, where Peltola is running against Sullivan for the seat.

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Alaskans Democratic New York Times Senate

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Alaskans NORP · 1× Dan Sullivan PERSON · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Mary Peltola PERSON · 1× New York Times ORG · 1× Peltola PERSON · 1× Senate ORG · 1×

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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released an advertisement with clipped points from a bombshell New York Times report alleging Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited spoiler candidates with the incumbent’s name.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-29
2026-10-29 · Washington Examiner
Dan Sullivan releases first ad since Mary Peltola ‘Decoy Dan’ report · assertive framing

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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released an advertisement with clipped points from a bombshell New York Times report alleging Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited spoiler candidates with the incumbent’s name. asserted
campaign → release → name
The minute-long ad opens with a clip of Peltola saying, “I think that Alaskans have had it up to here with the lying and the dishonesty,” with text about her campaign’s reported recruitment of spoiler candidates. asserted
Alaskans → open → candidates
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