Peltola repeats denial of ballot-stacking reports, stays silent on federal probe

Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied once again any involvement in the alleged ballot-stacking scheme that it was recently reported her campaign engaged in during a rally on Friday, but did not mention the ongoing investigations into the scheme

“I am so deeply offended by these accusations about having any involvement with anyone else’s candidacy,” Peltola said during her speech at the rally. “Of course, I want fewer candidates in the primary. I’m not out soliciting more competition.”

“I do not need any help winning this race except by all of you in this room and the massive amounts of support we have across the state,” she added.

The high-stakes Senate race in Alaska has been consistently making the headlines after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of the election, claiming the presence of a candidate with the same name as incumbent  Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) could give Peltola an unfair advantage in the upcoming election.

The latest accusations stem from a recent New York Times report that said the Democrat’s........

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