Raskin Responds to Trump Saying Many Don't Know Meaning of 'Incumbent'
Summary
Representative Jamie Raskin said President Donald Trump should “speak for himself” after Trump argued that many voters may not understand the word “incumbent” on Alaska’s Senate ballot. Raskin also called an alleged effort to recruit a candidate named Dan Sullivan “stupid politics,” while saying people cannot be barred from running because they share a name with another candidate.Key Facts
- Trump criticized Alaska’s ballot on October 25, saying the Republican senator should be identified as “Senator Dan Sullivan” rather than “incumbent.”
- The ballot lists Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan as “Incumbent” and identifies his party; challenger Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. appears without a party designation beneath his name.
- Alaska election officials say the ballot distinguishes the candidates through their different initials, the challenger’s “Jr.” suffix, and the senator’s party and incumbent labels.
- Raskin said the ballot could not be clearer and that most Americans understand the word “incumbent.”
- The New York Times reported that aides to Democratic candidate Mary Peltola instructed a staffer to find people in Alaska named Dan Sullivan.
- A former Peltola campaign manager said Peltola was aware of the effort, then sought to retract her statements; Peltola and her campaign have denied involvement.
- Raskin criticized the alleged recruitment effort but said there is no law preventing people with the same name from running for office.
- Peltola said she knew nothing about other candidates on the ballot, according to the article.
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