Fox News: Bongino says Peltola's Alaska campaign tried to confuse voters with a second Dan Sullivan

Fox News contributor Dan Bongino stated on The Ingraham Angle that the campaign of Democratic candidate for United States Senate from Alaska, Mary Peltola, had recruited a second Dan Sullivan to appear on the ballot and confuse voters. According to the video description, the case involves accusations about Peltola's campaign, and the presenter called the episode a scandal.

Bongino, former deputy director of the FBI, said the strategy would be to distract the electorate from the real Dan Sullivan, the current senator. In his opinion, the fact that the story was made public just a few days before the election indicates that something even worse could be about to emerge. The transcript mentions that The New York Times reported the Peltola campaign's participation in the case, but the available text does not detail what was published.

Criticism of voting by ranking

The commentator took the opportunity to attack the ranked choice voting system. For him, the model was designed to deceive voters, who end up having to indicate a second option that is not their favorite. Bongino stated that the system would have already given the state Peltola herself and Senator Lisa Murkowski, who, according to him, voters did not even want. He said he was tired of this type of coup and assessed that, apart from the Democratic electorate more aligned to the left, Peltola should lose the race by a large margin, but that the episode would be an embarrassing attempt to reverse this situation.

Possible reaction from the Department of Justice

The presenter questioned whether the Department of Justice could bring charges. She quoted Vice President JD Vance, who, when asked about the issue, said the matter should be investigated and that if deliberately misleading voters is not illegal, it should be. Vance said he is not a legal expert.

Bongino said he worked with Justice Secretary Blanche, whom he described as someone serious and measured. According to him, if there is a violation of the United States Code, the Department of Justice should investigate, and stated that, in the event of a crime, he would be upset if the department did not do so. He noted that, for now, it is not known whether there was a crime. He also compared the scenario to what, in his view, would happen if Republicans had done the same under Democratic management at the Department of Justice.

The case of Maine

Next, the presenter cited a case in Maine involving Troy Jackson's campaign. According to the report made on the program, the campaign had convinced a small businesswoman to appear in an advertisement that ended up being used in favor of Jackson, although she believed it was a piece in support of Senator Susan Collins. Bongino called the story incredible and said Democrats run weak candidates and resort to deception. In the end, it was clarified that the ad was produced by a progressive campaign group and was in favor of Troy Jackson.

For the investor, the episode is, for now, a political clash based on accusations and opinions of commentators, without proof of a crime. The outcome of the Senate elections may influence the composition of Congress and, consequently, the fiscal, tax and regulatory agenda accompanied by the stock market, interest rates and the dollar. The transcript, however, does not provide market data or projections about these effects.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.