Two Sullivans in Alaska

[Axtremus]

NYT or not, I can believe that the Democrats can do something like this.

[Bernard]

@Axtremus So can I. I'm just skeptical about this one. The republicans have been doing everything in the book, legal and otherwise, to delegitimize the upcoming election.

[jon-nyc]

I’ve read enough about this to conclude that it’s a spoiler attempt. Haven’t seen the new evidence that the candidate was behind it.

I’m not a fan of this shit.

Alaskans should be ok, on the ballot one says Dan Sullivan with the words ‘Republican’ and ’incumbent’, the other is Daniel J Sullivan, with neither descriptor.

It’s worth remembering that the Alaska electorate successfully wrote in Lisa Murkowsky when she lost her primary. They’re pretty sophisticated.

[wtg]

@jon-nyc said:

Haven’t seen the new evidence that the candidate was behind it.

Peltola's campaign manager told the NYT that it happened. Times says they saw emails and texts. Then she told the Times she didn't want the story she told them to be published.

The NYT article, free to read if you sign in:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/alaska-dan-sullivan-conspiracy-peltola.html

I’m not a fan of this shit.

Me neither.

[jon-nyc]

Just saw this right now.

[wtg]

So true.

BTW, Isaac Saul's Tangle had a piece about how crazy the polls are right now. I don't think it's behind a paywall.

https://www.readtangle.com/2026-midterm-polls-blue-wave/

[wtg]

Behind the scenes in the "other" Sullivan's home town:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daniel-j-sullivan-left-alaska-hometown-senate-election/

[Bernard]

The ACLU is on it.

https://www.aclu.org/cases/united-states-v-alaska

[jon-nyc]

That suit was already DOA. It doesn’t even point to a law, just the verbal preamble of a law that vaguely states its purpose. The ACLU is probably just using this as a fundraising opportunity.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said:

Just saw this right now.

It is difficult to buy that they believe in meritocracy when they pull this crap.

Ohio had yet another constitutional amendment on the ballot to require photo ID to vote. We already have to show photo id. I voted against it as I do not believe it belongs in the state constitution.