华盛顿 — 新披露的财务文件显示，一个神秘的超级政治行动委员会正在为阿拉斯加州备受关注的参议院竞选中的退休教师丹·J·沙利文提供支持，该委员会的资金来自进步派捐助者。
WASHINGTON — A mysterious super PAC propping up retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race is funded by progressive donors, new financial disclosures reveal.
丹·J·沙利文，又名“诱饵丹”，与现任参议员丹·S·沙利文（共和党-阿拉斯加）同名同姓，尽管他在过去三次总统选举中都投了反对特朗普的票，但仍被列为共和党候选人出现在选票上。
Dan J. Sullivan, aka “Decoy Dan,” shares the same first and last name as incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska) and is listed on the ballot as a Republican despite voting against Donald Trump in each of the past three presidential elections.
共和党人长期指责“诱饵丹”是由民主党人植入并扶持的破坏者，旨在混淆选民，在参议员沙利文与前众议员玛丽·佩特奥拉（民主党-阿拉斯加）之间预计将是一场非常胶着的竞选中起到干扰作用，这些指控构成了联邦选举委员会投诉和诉讼的基础。
Republicans have long accused “Decoy Dan” of being a spoiler planted and boosted by Democrats to confuse voters in what is expected to be a very close race between Sen. Sullivan and former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), with the claims underpinning FEC complaints and litigation.
新披露的财务文件支持这一理论。名为“阿拉斯加之右”的超级政治行动委员会已花费约115万美元来支持“诱饵丹”，根据联邦选举委员会的数据，该委员会从左翼“十六三十基金”获得了约99万美元的资金。
New financial disclosures support that theory. Right for Alaska, a super PAC that has spent close to $1.15 million to support “Decoy Dan,” took in approximately $990,000 from the left-wing Sixteen Thirty Fund, according to Federal Election Commission data.
“阿拉斯加之右”的邮寄地址位于威斯康星州双城郊区哈德森，该组织还从“自由力量行动基金”获得了180万美元——这是一个深色资金的501(c)(4)组织，无需披露其捐助者。
Right For Alaska, whose mailing address is located in the Twin Cities suburb of Hudson, Wis., also got $1.8 million from the Liberty Force Action Fund, a dark money 501(c)(4) that doesn’t have to disclose its donors.
“阿拉斯加之右”和“自由力量行动基金”均将一名叫托马斯·戴特怀勒的人列为财务主管——此人此前曾与说谎的前长岛众议员乔治·桑托斯（共和党-纽约州）有关联。戴特怀勒未能立即回应置评请求。
Both Right for Alaska and the Liberty Force Action Fund list as their treasurer a man named Thomas Datwyler — previously linked to lying former Long Island Rep. George Santos (R-NY). Datwyler did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
保守派团体一直在推动司法部调查戴特怀勒及其行为，指控他“无视联邦竞选财务法”。
Conservative groups have pushed the Justice Department to investigate Datwyler and his antics, accusing him of “running roughshod over federal campaign finance” law.
两位丹·沙利文都将出现在11月3日的大选选票上，因为他们在阿拉斯加州（“最后边疆”）非党派的八月初选中均进入了前四名。
Both Dan Sullivans will be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, having finished in the top four of The Last Frontier’s non-partisan August primary.
丹·J·沙利文曾在六月被阿拉斯加州最高选举官员从初选名单中除名，该官员认为，“压倒性的证据”表明他的名字和党派归属是被刻意选择的，以可能造成选民混淆。
Dan J. Sullivan was kicked off the primary ballot back in June by Alaska’s top election official, who concluded that a “preponderance of the evidence” showed his name and party affiliation were chosen to potentially confuse voters.
数日后，阿拉斯加州最高法院下令将“诱饵丹”重新列入选票，认定州法律并未要求候选人必须以善意参选，并指示州选举部门采取较不激烈的措施来区分这两位苏利文。
Days later, the Alaska Supreme Court ordered “Decoy Dan” back on the ballot, finding state law did not require candidates to run in good faith, and told the state Divison of Elections to take less drastic steps to differentiate between the two Sullivans.
8月，《纽约时报》报道称，苏利文 — — 他自称是温和派共和党人 — — 参加了反特朗普“无国王”抗议活动，支持佩特奥拉参加两次国会竞选，甚至在冰箱上贴有一枚描绘臭名昭著的极左革命者切·格瓦拉的磁贴。
In August, the New York Times reported that Sullivan — who describes himself as a moderate Republican — took part in anti-Trump “No Kings” protests, supported Peltola in both her congressional bids, and even has a magnet depicting notorious far-left revolutionary Che Guevara on his refrigerator.
在阿拉斯加的排名选择投票制度下，佩特奥拉或苏利文二人必须获得超过50%的选票才能当选。
Under Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system, one of Peltola or Sullivan must finish with more than 50% of the vote to be elected.
目前，根据最新的RealClearPolitics民调平均值，民主党候选人领先2.5个百分点 — — 49.5% 对 47.0%。
Currently, the Democrat leads by 2.5 percentage points — 49.5% to 47.0% — in the latest RealClearPolitics polling average.