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President Trump on October 28 called
October 28, 2026
New York Post reports that President Trump on October 28 called for Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to drop out of the race and be criminally prosecuted after it was revealed that her allies were behind an effort to bring a candidate into the race that had the same name as her GOP opponent.
The Globe and Mail reports that the newspaper obtained text messages between members of Ms. Peltola’s campaign discussing recruiting other people with the same name as the two-term Republican. Republican eventually landed on a retired schoolteacher in the small fishing community of Petersburg named Dan J. Sullivan. The New York Times eventually landed on a retired schoolteacher in the small fishing community of Petersburg named Dan J. Sullivan, Los Angeles Times reports.
New York Post reports that President Trump on October 28 called for Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to drop out of the race and be criminally prosecuted after it was revealed that her allies were behind an effort to bring a candidate into the race that had the same name as her GOP opponent. US President Donald Trump called for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic candidate running for Senate in Alaska on October 28 after revelations that her campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, The Globe and Mail reports. President Donald Trump called for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic candidate running for Senate in Alaska on Wednesday after revelations that her campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, AP News reports. According to The Globe and Mail, Ms. Peltola’s campaign, in a statement, said: “Mary got in this race because Alaskans deserve a champion who is fighting to lower their costs and put Alaska first, and no tweet or threat from any DC politician will keep her away from that fight.”
The Globe and Mail reports that the newspaper obtained text messages between members of Ms. Peltola’s campaign discussing recruiting other people with the same name as the two-term Republican. Republican eventually landed on a retired schoolteacher in the small fishing community of Petersburg named Dan J. Sullivan. The New York Times eventually landed on a retired schoolteacher in the small fishing community of Petersburg named Dan J. Sullivan, Los Angeles Times reports. The case went to the Alaska Supreme Court, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Peltola was qualified to run, The Globe and Mail reports. According to The Globe and Mail, Democrats, including the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, have repeatedly denied that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee were involved in any campaign trick. Through Tuesday, more than 61,000 ballots had already been cast in Alaska, according to AP data, AP News reports. According to The Globe and Mail, Nate Adams said, “Mary Peltola, her campaign and her senior advisers colluded with the DSCC, national Democrat lawyers and Alaska Democrat operatives to recruit candidates to deliberately confuse and deceive voters.” Alaska Democrats gave Donald Trump exactly what Democrats wanted, CNN reports. Mr. Trump had previously directed his Department of Justice to sue to block certification of the Senate race should Democrat Mary Peltola defeat Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, The Globe and Mail reports. A New York Times editor and a law professor discussed whether the Times inconsistently handed out "conservative" and "liberal" labels at the paper, Fox News reports. The race could help determine control of the Senate, Los Angeles Times reports. Emergency responders were called to a residence where Panettiere, 36, had been staying in Greenville, South Carolina, on the afternoon of August 16, CBS News reports. According to The Guardian, Newsom said, “Dolores Huerta represented the best of us”. Hector Sanchez Barba said, “From the fields of California to the halls of Congress and the White House, Dolores dedicated her life to ensuring that every voice – especially those too often silenced – was heard”.
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CNN reports that and Alaskans, Alaskans once voted to reelect Sen. Lisa Murkowski by writing in her name after Lisa Murkowski lost a primary, are a savvy bunch not likely to be confused by an unusual voting system that allows multi-way general election contests. CNN reports that and, of course, Trump’s outrage is rather rich. CNN reports that are Alaskans really going to be confused by a duo of Dan Sullivans.
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- AP News — Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over spoiler candidate controversy - FOX5 Vegas
- CNN — Alaska Democrats played into Trump’s hands with Dan Sullivan ballot-stacking effort
- New York Post — Trump calls for Alaska Dem candidate Mary Peltola to drop out, face prosecution days before midterm election - New York Post
- The Globe and Mail — Trump calls for prosecution of Alaskan Democrat over spoiler candidate controversy - The Globe and Mail
- USA Today — Trump calls for Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola to be prosecuted
- english.elpais.com — Christopher Lloyd, the legendary Doc from ‘Back to the Future’, opens up about his addictions in his memoir | Culture | EL PAÍS English
- The New York Times — Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan - The New York Times
- cbsnews.com — Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental by police in South Carolina - CBS News
- foxnews.com — NYT editor acknowledges conservative, liberal labels applied inconsistently | Fox News
- latimes.com — Mary Peltola's campaign reportedly helped recruit second Dan Sullivan - Los Angeles Times
- theguardian.com — Tributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’ | California | The Guardian
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