爱荷华州民主党州长候选人罗布·桑德批评民主党涉嫌试图从一名共和党参议员那里“抽走”选票，称这种策略是“操纵政治制度”，而这场争议正吞噬阿拉斯加激烈的参议院竞选。
Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand is criticizing an alleged effort by Democrats to "siphon" votes from a Republican senator, calling the tactic "manipulating the political system" as the controversy consumes Alaska's bruising Senate race.
福克斯新闻就有关指控询问了桑德，指控称民主党扶持了无党派阿拉斯加参议院候选人丹尼尔·J·沙利文二世，其名字与现任共和党参议员丹·沙利文极为相似，意图将选票从该参议员处吸引走。
Sand was asked by Fox News about allegations that Democrats have boosted unaffiliated Alaska Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., whose name closely resembles that of incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, in an effort to draw votes away from the senator.
“两党都在这样做，但两党都不应该这样做，”桑德周日在接受福克斯新闻独家专访时表示。“对我来说，这是在操纵政治制度，不是好事。”
"Both parties are doing it and neither party should be doing it," Sand told Fox News in an exclusive interview Sunday. "To me, it's manipulating the political system and it's not a good thing to do."
这场非同寻常的参选已成为阿拉斯加一场升级的法律和政治斗争的焦点，司法部已介入，辩称两名候选人名字的相似性可能会让选民感到困惑。在选票上，共和党现任参议员显示为“丹·S·沙利文”，标明为共和党籍和现任者，而其无党派挑战者显示为“丹尼尔·J·沙利文二世”。共和党人辩称，这种相似性可能导致一些本想支持该参议员的选民转而勾选其无党派挑战者，指责民主党操盘手帮助提升丹尼尔·J·沙利文的知名度，以“抽走”共和党现任者的选票。民主党猛烈抨击特朗普政府的介入，而丹尼尔·J·沙利文否认自己是民主党安插的人选。
The unusual candidacy has become the center of an escalating legal and political fight in Alaska, where the Justice Department has intervened, arguing that the similarity between the candidates' names could confuse voters. On the ballot, the Republican incumbent appears as "Dan S. Sullivan," identified as a Republican and the incumbent, while his unaffiliated challenger appears as "Daniel J. Sullivan Jr." Republicans argue the similarity could cause some voters intending to support the senator to instead select his unaffiliated challenger, accusing Democratic operatives of helping elevate Daniel J. Sullivan to "siphon" votes from the GOP incumbent. Democrats have blasted the Trump administration's intervention, while Daniel J. Sullivan has denied that he is a Democratic plant.
司法部长托德·布兰奇为特朗普政府提起的诉讼进行了辩护，该诉讼寻求在共和党参议员丹·沙利文输给其民主党对手玛丽·佩尔托拉时，阻止阿拉斯加参议院选举结果的认证。
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses to his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola.
政府表示，该诉讼旨在解决可能出现的选民混淆问题，但佩尔托拉称该案件是“赤裸裸的腐败”，而参议院少数党领袖舒默则称其为“暴行”。
The administration says the lawsuit is intended to address the possible voter confusion, but Peltola called the case "flagrant corruption," while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called it "an outrage."
舒默在社交媒体上就该诉讼表示：“这是暴行。这表明他们知道自己会输。我们将竭尽全力抗争。我们将会赢。”佩尔托拉辩称选民能够区分这两位候选人，她的竞选团队已请求联邦法官驳回司法部的诉讼。
"This is an outrage," Schumer said on social media about the suit. "It shows they know they’re going to lose. We will fight tooth and nail. And we will win." Peltola has argued that voters can distinguish between the two candidates and her campaign has asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department's case.