Trump says Peltola "shouldn't be allowed to run" due to second Dan Sullivan

A report alleged that people aligned with Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign helped recruit a candidate with the same first and last name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola denied the allegations.

President Trump said Democrat Mary Peltola "shouldn't be allowed to run" in next week's Alaska Senate race, after The New York Times reported that people aligned with Peltola's campaign helped recruit a candidate with the same first and last name as her main opponent, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan."I don't think Mary Peltola, after perpetrating such a terrible scheme, should be allowed to run, because this is ELECTION FRAUD," the president wrote in one of several Truth Social posts about the issue. "The Democrats cheated!"Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, or DSCC, have strongly denied any hand in getting the duplicate Sullivan on the ballot.Voters in Alaska's closely watched Senate contest are choosing between four candidates who survived a nonpartisan primary earlier this year.

Those include Peltola and Sullivan, along with a retired teacher named Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. The ballot — which allows voters to rank the candidates rather than just selecting one — identifies the sitting senator as a Republican and an incumbent, while Danial J. Sullivan Jr. has no party affiliation listed.On Wednesday, the Times reported that a Democratic operative who worked with Peltola's campaign and national Democrats helped encourage Daniel J. Sullivan to run, citing text messages and interviews. The newspaper reported that it appeared to be part of a wider effort to draw more