# GLACIAL GAFFE: Report alleges Alaska Democrats recruited ‘spoiler candidates’ in political play

https://mins.news/en/video/120149

- Fox News, 2026-10-29 04:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28xHi8HIy_I

> The New York Times reported that the campaign of Alaska Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Mary Peltola took part in an effort to draw votes away from incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by recruiting a retired teacher with the same name.

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