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“Mary Peltola said she 'knew nothing' about an effort to put two Dan Sullivans on the ballot”
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At a Thursday rally in Juneau, Alaska, in late October 2026, Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola told supporters 'I knew nothing about any other candidates' amid reports that operatives linked to her campaign recruited a decoy candidate also named Dan Sullivan, denying any involvement in the scheme.
CBS News directly quotes Peltola saying she 'knew nothing about' the other Dan Sullivan during a Thursday Juneau rally, matching the claim closely in both wording and setting. ABC News corroborates that Peltola repeatedly denied knowledge of the recruitment effort, including telling KTUU 'I have no idea. I honestly have no idea.' These sources confirm the statement was made by Peltola herself, in the context described, as a denial of involvement rather than an admission or hypothetical.
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