It was three days before the filing deadline when Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan learned of an eleventh-hour Republican challenger in his high-stakes reelection race.
The challenger’s name: Dan J. Sullivan.
The two-term Republican incumbent, and the GOP’s Senate campaign arm, are raising major alarms about his same-name rival, warning that it could cost them a seat by confusing the electorate and give a leg-up to his well-funded Democratic challenger, former Rep. Mary Peltola.
CNN’s Manu Raju speaks with Sen. Sullivan, and an Inside Politics panel weighs in on the senator’s allegation that his opponent’s candidacy equates to cheating.
0:00 Who is Dan J. Sullivan?
1:15 Incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) accuses Democrats of being behind effort to cheat in his election
3:05 Sen. Sullivan compares his campaign logo to Dan J. Sullivan’s logo
6:17 Democratic senate challenger Mary Peltola responds to allegation that she was involved in Dan J. Sullivan’s candidacy
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