# Democrats reportedly recruited Dan Sullivans for Alaska Senate ballot strategy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/democrats-secret-sabotage-plot-to-seize-alaska-senate-seat-exposed-operatives-hunted-for-another-dan-sullivan-to-trick-voters-and-even-plotted-to-create-a-maga-party/
- Published: 2026-10-28T18:14:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T18:27:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16246691/Democrats-sabotage-plot-Alaska-Senate.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Report alleges Democrats sought multiple Dan Sullivans for Alaska’s Senate ballot.
- Mary Peltola’s campaign has denied involvement.
- Trump’s administration has threatened legal action over certification.

## Summary

A New York Times investigation reports that Mary Peltola’s campaign and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee staff were involved in efforts to recruit several people named Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s Senate ballot. The reported aim was to draw votes from Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, intensifying a dispute over whether voters could be confused by candidates with the same name.

The effort was reportedly called the Ballot Composition Project, and one recruited candidate, retired teacher Dan J Sullivan, entered the race; the incumbent is Dan S Sullivan. The article says Democrats also considered creating a political party to attract Republican voters, while Peltola’s campaign has denied involvement. President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to sue Alaska if the election results are certified and the incumbent loses, and Vice-President JD Vance has described the alleged tactic as electoral fraud.

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