# Is Alaska’s ‘spoiler candidate’ strategy legal?

https://mins.news/en/video/121497

- NBC News, 2026-10-29 20:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HenczhaJWaw

> NBC News’ Monica Alba and Ryan Nobles discuss a report that operatives aligned with former Rep. Mary Peltola recruited Dan J. Sullivan to run for Alaska’s Senate seat, hoping to draw votes away from Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. Former Maricopa County election official Stephen Richer says he is unsure whether recruiting him raises a legal issue.

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