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Alaska Governor Orders Investigation Into Peltola Campaign Over Second Dan Sullivan Recruitment Claims

President Trump had lashed out at Mary Peltola after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime may have been committed.

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What the coverage shows

Most outlets converge on the same basic frame: a New York Times report alleging Mary Peltola’s camp helped recruit a second Dan Sullivan, followed by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s move to order an investigation. Fox News and The Hill lean hardest into claims of a “covert scheme” or “ballot composition project,” while CBS News and 60 Minutes more directly present the allegation as a report under discussion. Only the New York Times’ own headlines stress the ballot mechanics and “two Dans” framing rather than the investigation itself.

Written by Crossfiled from the 20 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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