UPDATE: The New York Times expose of a scheme to help elect Democrat Mary Peltola as Alaska’s Senator by deceiving voters has gone from embarrassing to legally threatening. Alaska’s GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced that he has ordered a probe into the alleged scheme to recruit another candidate with the same name as incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Dunleavy said the Times report supports what was already found in an investigation by the Alaska Division of Elections, and he is directing the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether state election laws have been broken. He said, “Alaskans have a fundamental right to vote for the candidate they actually intend to support. Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections. Anyone or any organization found to have broken the law must be held accountable.”
Peltola and her supporters who were allegedly involved in this could also be facing federal charges. It was reported that for months, federal prosecutors led by the US Attorney’s Office in Alaska have been conducting an “aggressive criminal investigation” that ramped up after the Times report appeared and that “multiple grand jury subpoenas are expected to be issued.“
Finally, Peltola didn’t help herself with her response. Her campaign denied any knowledge of the scheme, which is getting harder to believe by the day.
Meanwhile, Peltola herself failed to deny it, instead attacking the leftwing messenger. She said, “This is all stuff to sell newspapers. This is all stuff to get subscriptions. Nobody at the New York Times cares about affordability in Alaska. This is just another distraction.”
So her response is to dodge the question and promise to make it more affordable to bribe someone to spoil an election? It’s a bold strategy; let’s see if it pays off for her.UPDATE: The New York Times expose of a scheme to help elect Democrat Mary Peltola as Alaska’s Senator by deceiving voters has gone from embarrassing to legally threatening. Alaska’s GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced that he has ordered a probe into the alleged scheme to recruit another candidate with the same name as incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Dunleavy said the Times report supports what was already found in an investigation by the Alaska Division of Elections, and he is directing the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether state election laws have been broken. He said, “Alaskans have a fundamental right to vote for the candidate they actually intend to support. Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections. Anyone or any organization found to have broken the law must be held accountable.”
Peltola and her supporters who were allegedly involved in this could also be facing federal charges. It was reported that for months, federal prosecutors led by the US Attorney’s Office in Alaska have been conducting an “aggressive criminal investigation” that ramped up after the Times report appeared and that “multiple grand jury subpoenas are expected to be issued.“
Finally, Peltola didn’t help herself with her response. Her campaign denied any knowledge of the scheme, which is getting harder to believe by the day.
Meanwhile, Peltola herself failed to deny it, instead attacking the leftwing messenger. She said, “This is all stuff to sell newspapers. This is all stuff to get subscriptions. Nobody at the New York Times cares about affordability in Alaska. This is just another distraction.”
So her response is to dodge the question and promise to make it more affordable to bribe someone to spoil an election? It’s a bold strategy; let’s see if it pays off for her.
