What’s going on with Dan Sullivan and Dan Sullivan?
The administration of President Donald Trump is taking steps to block midterm election results in Alaska. The dispute centers on the presence of two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot. One candidate is a Republican and an ally of the president. The other is a retired school teacher. Republicans claim this second person is a Democratic plant intended to steal votes. Trump announced on Friday that he ordered the Justice Department to file a lawsuit.
The Associated Press: United States President Donald Trump’s administration has taken its first step to block the results of a midterm election, and it’s all about the fact that there are two Dan Sullivans on the Alaska Senate ballot. One of them is a Republican and ally of the president. The other is a retired school teacher whom Republicans accuse of being a Democratic plant to siphon away votes. Trump said Friday that he directed the Justice Department to file its lawsuit. What is going on? Here’s an explanation: