In addition to fending off a Democratic challenger, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is wrestling against confusion caused by a candidate who shares his name — Dan J.
Sullivan Jr., an independent — and a shrinking window to clear it up. Alaska state Sen.
James Kaufman, a Republican, said he personally remains worried about conflation between the two. "I’ve had at least one person say they had to slow down to make sure they didn’t make a mistake.
And I can only imagine people who are less engaged in politics — I think it can be confusing," Kaufman said. Results on Tuesday seem to confirm his hunch. Sullivan Jr.’s campaign, which has focused on his background as a logger, has meaningfully splintered support from the incumbent Republican candidate in the primary — but not enough to crea…
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