WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bombshell New York Times report further proved that Mary Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC recruited Decoy Dan to confuse Alaskans and rig Alaska’s Senate race—a federal crime. Here’s what people are saying about Peltola’s desperate and illegal scheme:
President Donald Trump: “The Democrats’ false statements were made under oath in Federal Court. Therefore, they perjured themselves, and should be liable for very serious consequences. Mary Peltola should suffer the Legal and Political consequences for what she has done, A FRAUD ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, and Dan Sullivan should be allowed to run without either Mary Peltola or FAKE Dan Sullivan on the Ballot.”
Vice President JD Vance: “Even the New York Times admits that Mary Peltola is a total crook who tried to rig the Alaska senate race in her favor. I look forward to the great state of Alaska reelecting the real @DanSullivan_AK next Tuesday.”
NRSC Chairman Tim Scott: “Peltola will be held accountable this election for her dishonesty and deception. Alaskans will leave Peltola unranked on the ballot because of her dirty tricks. Voters can trust the real Dan Sullivan, and I’m confident he’ll be re-elected.”
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): “While some may try to write this off as just how politics works now, ballot-stacking should have no place in our electoral process. Run and win on your merits: your views, your policy ideas, and your accomplishments. By contrast, recruiting candidates to manipulate the field and influence voting outcomes is simply wrong. Alaskans deserve the honest truth from Mary and her campaign—what has been revealed is a pattern of lies and coverups and a culture of deception that belongs nowhere in our elections or among our elected officials.”
Mary Peltola (D-AK): “It should be a criminal offense to lie or mislead the electorate. YES!”
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR): “Mary Peltola was directly involved in the scheme to confuse Alaska voters by getting additional ‘Dan Sullivans’ on the ballot. And Peltola lied about. This is a direct scheme to undermine the integrity of the election.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): “Unbelievable. Even the New York Times is reporting this. Mary Peltola’s team combed Alaska’s voter rolls for every man named Dan Sullivan, then recruited one to run to confuse voters. Senior Democratic Senate campaign officials in Washington were in on it. Two terms in Congress. Zero bills signed into law. But she found time to hunt down every Dan Sullivan in Alaska. Control of the Senate goes through Alaska. Let’s elect the REAL Dan Sullivan.”
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA): “This is what Democrats think of voters. Don’t persuade them. Trick them. This is a blatant scheme designed to flip an election. I’m totally behind Senator Dan Sullivan.”
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK): “This story lays out how Democrats manipulated the Alaska Senate race so blatantly that even the New York Times can’t ignore it. It’s yet another reason Alaska Republicans should get out and vote in huge numbers – don’t let them get away with this.”
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO): “This was so obvious that even the failing New York Times is reporting on it. Leftist Mary Peltola recruited fake Dan Sullivan to try to rig the Alaska Senate race. There are a whole host legal issues here and scummy behavior. We need accountability.”
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO): “DOJ should investigate whether this scheme to deceive Alaska voters violates 18 USC 241. If these Democrat operatives acted in concert to put a candidate on the ballot with the same name as the incumbent with the intent to deceive voters who support Sen. Sullivan into wasting their votes, that could be an illegal conspiracy against rights.”
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT): “This is shameful. Fake Dan Sullivan should withdraw immediately”
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche: “Make no mistake about it, everyone who’s looked at this knows this is cheating and a fraud.”
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR): “Democrats’ big idea to beat Dan Sullivan: another Dan Sullivan. Because misleading voters is easier than winning them over.”
Chris Gustafson, Senate Leadership Fund Communications Director: “Mary Peltola lied to Alaskans and thinks they are too stupid to notice. The party of ‘defending democracy’ folks.”
Scott Jennings, The Scott Jennings Show: “According to the @nytimes: Mary Peltola’s people spent months hunting for a second Dan Sullivan to put on Alaska’s ballot and trick voters. The so-called party of democracy, everyone.”
Jonathan Turley: “The NY Times is citing not just this campaign worker but others associated previously with the campaign. This could snowball quickly as staffers seek safe harbor given the federal filing. Mary Peltola’s campaign motto could quickly become “fish, family, freedom [and Fraud].”
Shermichael Singleton: “Can’t win fair and square, so let’s deceive the voters.”
Eric Wessan: “Republicans ‘denounced’ Decoy Dan ‘as a Democratic plant’ per the Times. Also per the Times: They were right. No inquiry into the Alaska Supreme Court, who apparently were also tricked by Decoy Dan. There is a whole separate story there. Has someone asked the Court for comment?”
Sarah Bedford: “A key question here is what sort of “things,” if any, were provided to the two spoiler candidates in exchange for the help they are giving the Peltola campaign and what the monetary value of those things was.”
Clay Travis, Outkick: “Mary Peltola and the Democrat attempt to secretly conspire & get another Dan Sullivan is textbook fraud as the clear intent was to confuse voters and render their votes inaccurate. Not even a close call to me. She and her team should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
Matt Whitlock: “Utterly horrible response – Exactly what you might expect from a sociopath who physically abuses her staff and says she hopes constituents die of botched abortions.”
Benny Johnson, The Benny Show: “Democrats will spend four years investigating ‘election interference’ over a few fake Facebook ads but then interfere in elections themselves by running a fake candidate. I’m sure they’ll call to investigate Mary Peltola…”
Alaska Landmine: “Read this incredible piece of journalism from the @nytimes. Not only does it prove @MaryPeltola and her campaign lied about recruiting Decoy Dan Sullivan, it is a scathing indictment of the Alaska media for not doing its job.”