Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed Democrats in Alaska over voter corruption, saying they “put up a guy named Dan Sullivan” with a different middle name to “confuse” voters.
“What we’re seeing there is just a whole bowl of wrong,” Concha said on Fox Business’s Kudlow on Friday.
The controversy started when Republican candidate Dan J. Sullivan appeared on the state’s ranked choice ballot along with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).
Republicans grew concerned about the race after Dan. J. Sullivan garnered 2.5% of the total vote in the primaries, arguing that the two names could confuse voters and cost the GOP votes in the tight race against Democrat Mary Peltola.
“Democrats put up a guy named Dan Sullivan; he has a different middle initial; it’s to confuse people,” Concha said.
The DOJ filed a lawsuit Friday to block the state’s election results if it becomes affected by “voter confusion.”
“Given the substantial likelihood that the inclusion of Daniel J. Sullivan will confuse or mislead voters looking to cast a vote for Senator Sullivan, and thus distort the will of Alaskan voters, there is a substantial likelihood that a certification of the election will reflect an electoral process that lacked integrity,” the lawsuit reads.
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Concha said the name on the ballot could become a problem for Republicans “if enough people get confused” and now, the race could be considered a “toss-up.”
”This is one of the most blatantly corrupt things that we’ve ever seen,” Concha said.
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