Attorney General Todd Blanche did not mince words on Election Day about the second “Dan Sullivan” on Alaska’s U.S. Senate ballot. “This is a situation where everybody agrees that there is a fraud on the ballot,” Blanche said.
“Everybody agrees that there is a man running that doesn’t want to run, that doesn’t expect to be Senator, that is only running to confuse Alaskan voters,” the Attorney General said. Alaska voters are choosing between Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola in a ranked-choice race, and the look-alike name sits on the same ballot.
Blanche made clear this did not sneak up on anyone in this administration. “We have been talking about this for months. President Trump has been talking about this for months,” he said. “And until the New York Times wrote the story, I guess about a week ago, nobody in the national media seemed to care.”
The Justice Department is not backing down. “That’s why the Department of Justice has been fighting tooth and nail to stop this process,” Blanche said, “and we’re not going to stop the fight even after today.”
President Trump has called the scheme a fraud on Alaska voters, and his Justice Department is standing between those voters and the people trying to trick them. If you are in Alaska and still in line, look closely at your ballot and vote for the real Sen. Dan Sullivan.
