Video Shows That by Her Own Standard, Mary Peltola

Mary Peltola stood before a crowd and made it clear where she stood on political honesty. It was August. She most likely thought that her marketing campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) scheme to rig Alaska’s Senate race have been safely shielded from media consideration.

The fresh-faced, idealistic Peltola at the time told voters that anybody who lies to them or tries to mislead the voters ought to face prison fees.

“It should be a criminal offense to lie or mislead the electorate,” she said. “Yes. Yes. Let’s work for that.”

🚨Mary Peltola in August: “It should be a criminal offense to lie or mislead the electorate. YES!” https://t.co/oemOFQJxKZ

— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) October 28, 2026

Hmmm. One has to wonder if she’d maintain that same standard considering the New York Times — I repeat, the New York Times — dropped a bombshell by uncovering the “Decoy Dan” Sullivan scheme.

According to the Times report, Peltola’s Senate campaign worked with the DSCC to recruit a retired teacher named Dan J. Sullivan and get him on the ballot as a spoiler candidate. The aim, quite obviously, was to confuse voters and pull support away from the incumbent Republican, Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.

RedState has been uncovering this scandal for months. The Times helped amplify the exhausting work executed right here and in other right-leaning shops.

Peltola, in the clip above, discusses honesty as a basic normal politicians ought to maintain themselves to. Promoting penalties that must be enforced when candidates or campaigns attempt to trick people about what’s actually going on.

Turns out, it was just a bit of powerful discuss a lot of politicians offer when they suppose the foundations will only apply to the other aspect. Where is that powerful discuss now? As RedState’s Sister Toldjah explained, it is misplaced someplace in the Alaska wilderness.

Her former marketing campaign supervisor told the Times that Peltola wasn’t “directly involved” in the recruitment effort but was “definitely aware.” 

When confronted at a current rally, she didn’t deny it. She just tried to change the subject.

At a rally in Soldotna today, US Senate candidate Mary Peltola said the media’s focus must be on Alaska’s high price of dwelling and Sen. Sullivan’s assist of the warfare in Iran — not who is on the poll. “Nobody at the New York Times cares about affordability in Alaska.” https://t.co/Ptg9kEOAtH

— Matt Tunseth (@MattTunseth) October 28, 2026

“This is just another distraction. It’s another diversion,” she claimed without evidence. “Every day it’s some new, you know, ‘look over here’ moment.”

From prison habits to just a distraction in two months. What a outstanding evolution.

Speaking of criminality, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) has ordered the Department of Public Safety to examine whether or not Peltola’s Senate marketing campaign broke the law in the “Decoy Dan” scheme. The governor said the trouble represented an organized attempt to manipulate the election, and he directed investigators to decide if prison fees or civil motion are warranted.

The Justice Department is also reportedly operating an “aggressive criminal investigation” into how Daniel J. Sullivan landed on Alaska’s Senate poll. That probe is analyzing doable violations of voters’ rights, with grand jury subpoenas anticipated. The investigation will seemingly continue past Election Day.

October Peltola may be a recipient of the needs made by August Peltola.

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