Dahlstrom plays politics by trying to cancel the Dan Sullivan she opposes
Nancy Dahlstrom, bending to the demands of Sen. Dan Sullivan and the Republican Party, moved to kick Petersburg Dan Sullivan off the ballot Thursday because of his name.
Dahlstrom and Elections Director Carol Beecher have embarrassed themselves with their government overreach. This is likely headed to court.
They claim the “preponderance of evidence” shows that the 69-year-old retired teacher is not eligible to run for U.S. Senate because of his name.
Petersburg Dan said:
“The Lieutenant Governor's job is to oversee elections fairly and impartially. Instead, her actions create the impression that the state government is being used to protect an incumbent senator from facing competition at the ballot box. That's not how elections should work,” said Petersburg Dan.
“I am a qualified candidate who followed the rules and filed to run for office under my legal name. Yet, unsupported accusations have been given credibility while political operatives continue their effort to keep me off the ballot. Alaskans have every reason to ask whether this process is being driven by politics rather than by a fair application of the law.”
“The people of Alaska are fully capable of deciding for themselves who should represent them in Washington. If Senator Sullivan believes he has served Alaska well during his twelve years in office, he should make that case directly to voters. He should not rely on government officials or legal maneuvers to limit who can challenge him.”
“:This issue goes beyond my campaign and should matter to every Alaskan, regardless of political party. I encourage Alaskans who believe in fair elections to contact the Division of Elections and the Lieutenant Governor's office and make their voices heard. In a democracy, elections belong to the people, and voters should decide who can serve, not politicians or government officials.”
“It isn’t clear why the lieutenant governor is investigating Sullivan of Petersburg. Candidates in other races have had similar iconography and names. In 2022, Republican state House candidate Forrest Wolfe used iconography and advertising similar to that used by Democratic U.S. House candidate Forrest Dunbar, drawing complaints from progressives.”
“It also isn’t clear why Dahlstrom is suggesting a different listing on the ballot for Sullivan Petersburg. State regulation already prescribes what should happen if two identically named candidates appear on the same ballot. “For example, under the ‘S’ placement, ‘Smith, John A.’ will appear before ‘Smith, Walter W.’ and ‘Smith, John A.’ will appear before ‘Smith, John L.’,” it states.
It is clear that Dahlstrom is allowing Republican Party politics to drive her decisions.
Her record of quitting jobs and campaigns and her history of revealing confidential voter information to the Trump administration has established her as someone who always caves under political pressure.
The latest proof is in her eagerness to remove Petersburg Dan Sullivan, which helps Sen. Dan Sullivan, and her refusal to investigate Carol ‘Kitty” Hafner, a U.S. senate candidate from South Dakota and the mother of federal prisoner and Alaska U.S. House candidate Eric Hafner.
U.S. Senate candidate Carol Hafner has never been to Alaska, but “I’ve flown over it,” she told Alaska’s News Source.
Petersburg Dan Sulliuvan is a qualified candidate and belongs on the ballot.
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