Retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan, also known as “Decoy Dan” because he shares the same name as incumbent Sen.
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Wisconsin super PAC boosts decoy candidate a watchdog just called an illegal collusion scheme
“You don't need a law degree to smell this one — somebody spent real money tracking down a guy who already had the right name, because renaming a candidate is cheaper than fixing a platform. Doesn't matter whose trick it is, it works the same way every time: confuse the guy in line eight seconds before he votes. The checkbook wins, the ballot loses, and that PAC's real owner never has to show his face.”
“This is exactly why the other side can't win on the merits — they're running a human punctuation mark to siphon votes, and a watchdog caught it, which frankly should make everyone feel good about the system working. Mysterious out-of-state money influencing an election? Outrageous, genuinely, whenever it's — well, let's just say the complaint speaks for itself and leave it there. Did I say the PAC should disclose its donors? That doesn't sound like me.”
The receipts
· ‘Decoy Dan’ Sullivan illegally colluded with liberal group attacking Alaska GOP Sen. Sullivan, watchdog alleges from the morgue, 8 Sep 2026
· Trump previews trip to Alaska to campaign for Dan Sullivan, ripping into the other Dan Sullivan from the morgue, 2 Sep 2026
· Alaska Democrats couldn’t beat Dan Sullivan, so they ran their own from the morgue, 31 Aug 2026
· The other Dan Sullivan makes November ballot against Sen. Dan Sullivan from the morgue, 26 Aug 2026
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