民主党人玛丽·佩尔托拉的参议院竞选团队和全国民主党否认了《纽约时报》一项新调查的报道，该报道称他们合作招募候选人，试图从共和党参议员丹·沙利文在阿拉斯加的选票中分流选票。《时报》的报道于周三发表，引用了12名消息来源，并提及短信和文件，显示佩尔托拉竞选团队助手、竞选团队律师和民主党参议院竞选委员会（DSCC）工作人员参与了推动其他候选人（包括丹尼尔·J·沙利文）参选。
Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign and national Democrats are denying a new investigation from The New York Times reporting that they worked together to recruit candidates in an effort to pull votes from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska. The Times report, published Wednesday, cites 12 sources and references text messages and documents showing that Peltola campaign aides, the campaign’s lawyers and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) staffers were involved in pushing other candidates, including Daniel J. Sullivan, to run.
“玛丽·阿拉斯加人竞选团队与任一沙利文竞选团队均无牵连。就像玛丽一样，我们的竞选团队专注于降低成本和修复华盛顿特区被操纵的体制，并未招募任何候选人参选，”佩尔托拉竞选团队在给《国会山报》的一份声明中表示。DSCC也在给《国会山报》的一份声明中表示，它“未参与”招募另一位沙利文。佩尔托拉竞选团队未立即回应《国会山报》的置评请求。
“The Alaskans for Mary campaign has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign. Like Mary, our campaign is focused on lowering costs and fixing the rigged system in DC. and did not recruit any candidates into the race,” the Peltola campaign said in a statement to The Hill. The DSCC also told The Hill in a statement it had “no involvement” in recruiting the other Sullivan. Peltola's campaign did not immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment.
该报道发布之际，距离司政部起诉要求阻止参议院竞选结果获认证（如果现任议员落败）仅过去几天，司法部援引选票上出现两位沙利文为由。佩尔托拉竞选团队已请求法官驳回该案，促使法官加快诉讼进程。共和党人，包括现任参议员和特朗普总统，长期以来一直指责民主党招募丹尼尔·J·沙利文。选票“堆叠”是一种常见做法，特别是在阿拉斯加非同寻常的无党派、前四名投票制度下。
The report comes just days after the Justice Department sued to block the Senate contest's results from being certified if the incumbent loses, citing the two Sullivans on the ballot. The Peltola campaign has asked the judge to dismiss that case, prompting the judge to expedite the litigation. Republicans, including the incumbent senator and President Trump, have long accused Democrats of recruiting Daniel J. Sullivan. Ballot “stacking” is a common practice, especially in Alaska’s unusual nonpartisan, top-four voting system.
本周期和往年，两党都招募了边缘候选人，希望分流选票。据《时报》报道，佩尔托拉竞选团队“堆叠”选票的努力始于2025年夏季，当时DSCC助手将竞选团队与擅长此类操作的民主党操盘手联系起来。据《时报》的消息来源称，这些操盘手与竞选团队协调，招募了丹尼尔·J·沙利文。
Both parties have recruited fringe candidates this cycle and in previous years, hoping to siphon off votes. According to the Times, the Peltola campaign's effort to “stack” the ballot began in the summer of 2025, when DSCC aides connected the campaign to Democratic operatives who had experience with such maneuvers. Those operatives, the Times's sources claimed, coordinated with the campaign to recruit Daniel J. Sullivan, who previously supported Peltola in elections, to run as a Republican.
此前曾在选举中支持佩尔托拉的萨利文，将以共和党人身份参选。据《纽约时报》报道，他最近将党派归属从共和党改为“无党派”。这些操盘手还试图招募其他候选人，曾与一名无关联的进步派候选人会面，该候选人已进入初选名单。该媒体报道称，这名候选人不久后退出了竞选。据报道，竞选团队和民主党参议院竞选委员会（DSCC）的助手，以及一名律师，还曾提议组建一个“MAGA党”，从右翼对共和党参议员发起挑战。
He recently changed his party affiliation from Republican to "undeclared." The operatives, per the Times, also attempted to recruit other candidates, meeting with an unconnected progressive candidate who made it on the primary ballot. This candidate dropped out of the race shortly after, the outlet reported. Aides from the campaign and the DSCC, as well as a lawyer, also reportedly floated forming a “MAGA party” to challenge the Republican senator from the right. The Senate race in Alaska is one of the most contested in the country as Democrats seek to flip the upper chamber.
阿拉斯加的参议院竞选是全美竞争最激烈的选战之一，民主党正寻求翻转参议院控制权。据Decision Desk HQ称，此前曾在众议院任职的佩尔托拉，根据民调和其他指标，目前被看好获胜。更新于美国东部时间下午2:17
Peltola, who previously served in the House, is currently favored to win according to polls and other metrics, according to Decision Desk HQ. Updated at 2:17 p.m. EDT