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. With less than one week until the midterm election, President Donald Trump rallied in Chillicothe (Chill-ih-KOTH-ee), Ohio to support GOP candidates. While speaking to attendees he double down on claims from him administration suggesting that Peltola is cheating:
ACK: President Donald Trump
TAG: Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox’s “The Will Cain Show” 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.
KEYWORD: POTUS, Politics, Election
