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. Fox’s Matt Finn is in Anchorage with the latest.
ACK: Fox’s Matt Finn from Anchorage, AK
TAG: Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox’s “The Will Cain Show” Wednesday 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 Demnocratic candidate Peltola 1.2 percentage points ahead of GOP Senator Dan S. Sullivan.
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