Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan

Democratic Alaska Senate campaigner Mary Peltola told supporters Thursday she is "not funny successful tricking voters," aft two days of aggravated questions astir however a antheral with the aforesaid archetypal and past sanction arsenic her Republican hostile ended up connected the ballot.

The state's toss-up Senate contention has drawn nationwide scrutiny since The New York Times alleged Thursday that operatives linked to Peltola's run helped enlistee a campaigner named Daniel J. Sullivan — who has the aforesaid archetypal and past sanction arsenic GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan. The Justice Department has sued to perchance artifact the predetermination from being certified if the legislator loses owed to "voter confusion," and it issued subpoenas successful a abstracted transgression probe.

In a rally astatine the authorities superior of Juneau connected Thursday, Peltola offered immoderate of her fullest nationalist remarks connected the controversy, denying immoderate transportation to Daniel J. Sullivan. 

"I conscionable privation to wide the air. I knew thing astir immoderate different candidates connected the ballot but for maine and the incumbent. That is each I person ever known about. I americium not funny successful tricking voters. I cognize I tin bushed Dan Sullivan," she told supporters.

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