INTRO: A controversy stemming from the race for an Alaska U.S. Senate seat. Democratic nominee Mary Peltola and her campaign face accusations of backing an independent candidate named Dan J. Sullivan in order to confuse voters intending to support the incumbent, Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan. The alleged operation was reported in a recent New York Times article. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche joins Fox’s “The Will Cain Show” saying Democrats are trying to cheat:
ACK: U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche
***MUST CREDIT: Fox’s “The Will Cain Show”***
TAG: Blanche added that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit last week and that more information about the case is on the horizon. The Real-Clear-Politics Poll Average places Peltola 1.2 percentage points ahead of Senator Dan S. Sullivan.
KEYWORD: Politics, Legal, Election
