The Strange Case of the Two Sullivans

In Alaska, the incumbent senator’s seat is being threatened by an unwelcome doppelgänger.

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Incumbent Alaska Senator Dan S. Sullivan (left) and Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.

Jacquelyn Martin/Reuters; Dan Sullivan campaign image via Facebook

How many “Dan Sullivans” does an election need?

One would seem plenty, but Alaska is going to the polls with two “Dan Sullivans” on the ballot — one the sitting Republican U.S. senator in a nip-and-tuck battle to save his seat and the other a random guy whose only discernible purpose in the race is to divert precious votes from the real Dan Sullivan.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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