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“Mary Peltola said she knew nothing about the other Dan Sullivan and denied her campaign recruited Daniel J. Sullivan to run as a spoiler candidate”
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At a rally in Juneau on Thursday, October 29, 2026, Mary Peltola told supporters 'I knew nothing about any other candidate on the ballot except for me and the incumbent' and said she is 'not interested in tricking voters,' denying her campaign recruited Daniel J. Sullivan as a spoiler candidate.
CBS News and ABC News (citing the Associated Press) both report Peltola made these exact remarks at a Thursday rally in Juneau, denying knowledge of or involvement in recruiting Daniel J. Sullivan, whose name matches GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan, amid DOJ scrutiny of the race. NBC News corroborates the broader context of the investigation into the alleged recruitment effort. The claim accurately reflects the speaker, setting, date, and substance of her denial as reported across these outlets.
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