Tim Scott Dodges Accepting Alaska Senate Result as 2nd Dan Sullivan Controversy Deepens
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Updated · NBC News · Nov 1
Tim Scott Dodges Accepting Alaska Senate Result as 2nd Dan Sullivan Controversy Deepens
2 articles · Updated · NBC News · Nov 1
Summary
Tim Scott twice refused on NBC’s Meet the Press to say he would accept Alaska’s Senate result if Mary Peltola is certified the winner, insisting instead that incumbent Dan Sullivan “is going to win.”
The dodge came after a New York Times report said Democrats allegedly tried to recruit a second candidate, Dan J. Sullivan, whose name matches Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and could confuse voters.
Scott, who chairs the NRSC, accused Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC of collusion; both denied involvement, and Peltola said she knew nothing about any other candidate on the ballot.
The dispute has already triggered official action: the Justice Department sued to block certification if Dan S. Sullivan loses, and Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a state investigation into possible criminal or civil violations.