Post by @ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world

2026-10-25 02:50 UTC

If you don’t mind me asking, what’s the local word on the second “Dan Sullivan” also running for that Senate seat? Is he a legit opponent to the incumbent, just another Republican, or someone in opposition just scamming on the name? I’ve read bits and pieces here and there, and of course now with the pre-emptive DoJ lawsuit there’s plenty of coverage, but nothing definitive on the second Sullivan himself. Any opinion as a local? (Serious question, feel free to check my account history.)

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@HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 04:21

He is.nice enough guy., retty middle of the road. Alaska has open primaries and ranked-choice voting. So anyone who wants to throw their hat into the ring, can. So when Dan J. Sullivan Jr. Entered the race, Dan S. Sullivan(incumbent) sued to remove him of the ballot. Which passed. But, the Alaska supreme court said that was unlawful (bc open primaries) and he needed to be placed BACK on the ballot. That was like 4 days before the primaries back in May. Well Dan J Sullivan Jr. Happened to get enough votes to get on the ballot for the midterms. Now with ranked-choice voting, you can vote for 1- all candidates in order from first choice to last choice. I usually just fill in my candidates unless I think someone deserves a chance at winning. So its a legit process and a legit election and he main driver of the DOJ lawsuit is that alaskans are too stupid to know the difference between these two choices • Dan J. Sullivan JR. • Dan S. Sullivan (incumbent, registered Republican ) anyway, I didnt vote for either of them.

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