Sullivan claims Peltola is 'still lying' about campaign's involvement in Alaska ballot controversy

PBS NewsHour · ABC News and ABC News report that Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska is publicly doubting his Democratic challenger's denials about a ballot-confusion scheme, two days before Election Day in a contest that could decide Senate control. Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," Sullivan said he did not believe Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman, was kept uninformed while her top aides helped bring a retired schoolteacher with the same name onto the ballot. Peltola says she had no part in it, and her campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also deny involvement. Republicans point to a New York Times report drawing on her former campaign manager, text messages and finance records. Donald Trump has demanded prosecution and had the Justice Department sue to block certification of a possible Peltola win. Sen. Tim Scott said charges might be warranted, while Sen. Bernie Sanders said the move was dumb but not illegal. Rep. Jamie Raskin called it stupid politics. Sullivan said lawyers should decide on crimes, predicted lost votes, and said he would accept the results.

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