Peltola campaign recruited name-alike spoiler in Alaska Senate race, NYT reports

An investigation found Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign and the DSCC recruited a candidate sharing GOP Senator Dan Sullivan's name to split his vote.

• The Times reported Wednesday that Peltola campaign officials and the DSCC spent months recruiting Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who reached the general-election ballot in August.
• Peltola's former campaign manager Elisa Rios told the Times that Peltola was "definitely aware" of the effort but not directly involved.
• The Peltola campaign and DSCC denied involvement, while Sullivan campaign spokesperson Nate Adams said Alaskans "deserve the truth."
• Trump said he ordered the Justice Department to sue to block certification of the Senate race if Sullivan loses, citing "voter confusion."