# Did Peltola's Campaign Rig Alaska Ballot With a 'Decoy Dan'? - URL: https://twotakes.us/stories/did-peltolas-campaign-rig-alaska-ballot-with-a-decoy-dan - Published: 2026-10-30T19:06:48.520419+00:00 - Topics: election-integrity, alaska-senate-race, doj-investigation, mary-peltola, voter-fraud-allegations ## What the left says - Peltola has directly and repeatedly denied any personal knowledge of or involvement in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan, stating she only ever knew about herself and the incumbent as candidates. - Alaska's ranked-choice voting system makes claims of vote-splitting fundamentally different from winner-take-all races, and ballot composition concerns don't amount to proven illegality. - Trump offered no evidence for his claims of perjury or fraud, and his calls for Peltola's prosecution and removal from the ballot days before the election raise concerns about using federal power to interfere with an election Republicans fear losing. - The DOJ's lawsuit seeking to delay certification of results if the Republican incumbent loses, filed before this report even emerged, suggests a predetermined strategy to contest an unfavorable outcome rather than a neutral pursuit of justice. ## What the right says - A former Peltola campaign manager provided interviews, text messages, and documents indicating senior campaign aides and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee staff worked for over a year to find and recruit a same-named spoiler candidate. - The effort, internally called the 'ballot composition project,' reportedly extended beyond one recruit to include coaxing multiple spoiler candidates into the race using an operative who traveled under a false name. - Senate Republican leadership alleges the scheme reaches national Democratic leadership, with claims that Schumer's office coordinated with Peltola's campaign over an extended period. - State and federal authorities, including Alaska's governor and the Department of Justice, consider the allegations serious enough to warrant grand jury subpoenas and a criminal investigation into potential voter fraud and election manipulation. ## Common ground - Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, registered as a Republican before filing to run and later changed his registration to undeclared. - The New York Times investigation, based on a former Peltola campaign manager's interviews and documents, is the catalyst for both the state and federal investigations now underway. - Alaska's Division of Elections had already raised concerns about possible voter confusion back in June, before the Times report was published. - The Peltola campaign has consistently and publicly denied any involvement in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan or any other spoiler candidate. ## Sources - [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/28/alaska-senate-dan-sullivan-trump-peltola-spoiler-scheme) (Lean Left) - [Breitbart](https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/29/trump-says-peltola-should-be-prosecuted-over-dem-scheme-to-recruit-2nd-dan-sullivan-into-alaska-senate-race/) (Right) - [Breitbart](https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2026/10/29/alaska-governor-orders-investigation-democrat-mary-peltolas-senate-campaign/) (Right) - [Daily Caller](https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/30/doj-subpoenas-in-alaska-senate-investigation) (Right) - [Daily Wire](https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-land-on-a-grand-jurys-doorstep-over-fake-dan-ploy-in-critical-senate-race) (Right) - [Daily Wire](https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-shady-name-scheme-rocking-a-crucial-senate-race) (Right) - [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-accused-yearlong-plot-plant-decoy-candidate-critical-senate-race) (Right) - [Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion](https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/alaska-governor-orders-probe-into-peltola-campaigns-alleged-decoy-dan-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alaska-governor-orders-probe-into-peltola-campaigns-alleged-decoy-dan-scheme) (Unknown) - [Newsmax](https://www.newsmax.com/politics/alaska-peltola-senate/2026/10/30/id/1274547) (Right) - [PBS NewsHour](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/peltola-denies-knowing-about-alaska-spoiler-candidate-as-justice-department-escalates-investigation) (Lean Left) - [The Federalist](https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/30/report-russia-hoaxer-marc-elias-firm-was-part-of-peltola-plot-to-rig-alaska-ballot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-russia-hoaxer-marc-elias-firm-was-part-of-peltola-plot-to-rig-alaska-ballot) (Right) - [The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6183999-doj-accuses-peltola-misleading-court/) (Center) - [The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6183364-mary-peltola-denial-ballot-stacking-dan-j-sullivan-alaska-senate-race/) (Center) - [The Hill](https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/6181918-alaska-senate-race-scandal/) (Center) --- Content by TwoTakes (https://twotakes.us). 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