Fox News Asked 42 Democrats Who Endorsed Peltola About the 'Second Dan Sullivan' Report, and None Had Responded by Publication
Fox says senators, House members and governors who have warned about threats to democracy did not answer whether they condemn the alleged Alaska scheme. Peltola's campaign denies any involvement.
Democrats who talk often about protecting democracy have gone quiet on the Alaska Senate race, Fox News Digital reports.
The ask. Fox says it contacted 42 Democratic lawmakers and governors who endorsed Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and asked whether they would denounce the alleged effort to mislead Alaska voters. As of publication, it says, none had responded. The list includes Sens. Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff, Jon Ossoff, Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pramila Jayapal, and Govs. Wes Moore and Gavin Newsom, among others. Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat who sometimes breaks with his party, was also silent, Fox says.
The quotes. Fox sets the silence against past statements. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said in 2022 that "voter suppression is poisonous, it is toxic to our democracy." Sen. Chris Murphy argued in April 2025 that people who believe the threat to democracy is urgent need to "act like it." Booker said in 2016 that protecting American democracy is "a calling far higher than party politics."
The allegation. The New York Times reported Wednesday that aides to Peltola's campaign helped recruit a man named Dan Sullivan to run, in an alleged effort to draw votes from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. The Times relied on text messages it obtained and interviews with former campaign staffers. Peltola says her campaign "has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign."
The one exception. Fox says at least one Democrat has criticized the tactic. Iowa gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand told Fox on Sunday that "both parties are doing it and neither party should be doing it," calling such efforts "manipulating the political system."
The lawsuit. The Justice Department sued Alaska on Oct. 22 to delay certification of the Senate result if Sullivan loses and votes for the other Sullivan could have changed the outcome. Fox says legal experts from across the spectrum have told it the case faces serious hurdles, including the difficulty of inferring voter intent from anonymous ballots and states' authority over their own elections.
Note for readers: not answering a reporter's email is not the same as endorsing the scheme, and Fox does not say how long it waited for replies. Peltola's campaign did not respond to Fox's request for comment on this story. Our earlier stories on the Alaska race, including the governor's investigation, are on the site.