The Name Game: Trump's Misguided Accusations in Alaska's Senate Primary President Donald Trump has taken aim at the Democratic Party over a peculiar challenge in Alaska's upcoming primary elections.
At stake is the seat held by Senator Dan S. Sullivan, who faces opposition from both former Representative Mary Peltola and another challenger, Republican Dan J. Sullivan.
Trump's ire was raised when he discovered that two men share the same name as sitting senators: Dan Sullivan, the current senator from Alaska, and a retired fifth grade teacher running against him in the primary.