Dan Sullivan’s X Account Suspended After Being Flagged As Potentially Fake
Summary
X temporarily suspended Sen. Dan Sullivan’s campaign account on Friday after flagging it under rules on inauthentic accounts, then restored it by Saturday afternoon. The suspension came days before Alaska’s closely contested Senate election, where Sullivan faces Mary Peltola and another candidate named Dan J. Sullivan; X has not explained the decision.Key Facts
- The suspended account was @DanSullivan_AK, and the platform has not publicly said what prompted its action.
- The Alaska Landmine first reported the suspension and shared a message it said came from Sullivan’s campaign.
- Republicans have argued that having two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the ballot could confuse voters and draw support from the incumbent.
- Dan J. Sullivan has denied being recruited by Democrats, and Peltola has denied knowledge of or involvement in any such effort.
- Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into whether the alleged recruitment effort violated state law.
- The Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Alaska from certifying certain election results if the second Sullivan’s candidacy affects the outcome.
- An Alaska Survey Research poll of 1,326 likely voters, conducted October 26–29, showed Peltola leading Sullivan 50.8% to 49.2% in a ranked-choice runoff, with a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.
- Alaska’s ranked-choice system eliminates the candidate with the fewest votes when no one wins a majority of first-choice votes, then transfers those voters’ ballots according to their next choices.
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