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'I am not interested in tricking voters': Peltola speaks out on Alaska ballot controversy

Juneau, Alaska — Democratic Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola told supporters Thursday she is "not interested in tricking voters," after two days of intense questions about how a man with the same first and last name as her Republican opponent ended up on the ballot. The state's toss-up Senate contest has drawn nationwide scrutiny since The New York Times reported Wednesday that operatives linked to Peltola's campaign helped recruit a candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan — who has the same firs