Two Sullivans in Alaska

[wtg]

A new report confirms Democrats were behind the Dan Sullivan spoiler candidacy. Will it matter?

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/28/politics/dan-sullivan-alaska-senate-democrats

[Bernard]

Color me a skeptic. I mean, how many Dan Sullivans can there be in the state of Alaska, and what are the chances any of them want to run for office? This story is all based on heresay.

[wtg]

Then the NYT has gone pretty far out on a limb....

[Bernard]

For what it's worth, I don't trust the NY Times.

[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/