If the New York Times report is true, the Mary Peltola campaign did something dumb and unnecessary, but not illegal. The two Dan Sullivans ballot controversy and the role the Peltola campaign might have played in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan were breathlessly treated by elites like the Times and the White House as a major scandal.
The problem is that the two candidates with the same trick is an ancient trick that is used in every single election cycle.
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In fact, Republicans are using it themselves in 2026.
There is a left-wing candidate in Nevada named Danielle Ford, who happens to also be running for governor in Nevada, and coincidentally shares the same name as the Democratic nominee.
Republicans have been trying to confuse voters in Nevada into voting for the other Danielle Ford.
However, the DOJ has not yet opened an investigation into this case.
In my view, it is a low-brow thing to do, but it isn’t illegal.
The US Attorney for Alaska held a press conference on Friday to discuss the criminal probe into the two Dan Sullivans and the Alaska Senate election lawsuit.
It was a total faceplant.