Alaska Senate race controversy: Voter confusion over 2 Dan Sullivan's

Well, the day is nearly here. Tomorrow, voters across the country will decide which party controls Congress. And the final hours of campaigning are underway. After a final rally in Kansas last night, President Trump is spending the last day before the midterms back in Washington, D.C. He delivered his closing argument to voters at the Lincoln Memorial this afternoon. And he is holding nine tele-rallies today to boost Republican turnout at the polls. And there are big national races we'll be keeping our eye on. A U.S. Senate seat in Texas looking very close. Most polls show the Democrat and state lawmaker James Tallarico narrowly ahead of Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. Michigan's Senate race has become a flashpoint over Israel, Gaza, religion and the direction of the Democratic Party. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who... could become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate is facing Republican Mike Rogers. The big development overnight that is getting a lot of media attention is that former Democratic primary rival Haley Stevens is now endorsing the Republican Rogers just days before the election. And another big race making headlines is in Alaska. The U.S. Justice Department says it will appeal a federal judge's ruling throwing out a lawsuit challenging Alaska's controversial Senate race. The case centers on whether or not Democrats helped recruit a second Dan Sullivan to trick voters and hurt the current Republican senator, who is also named Dan Sullivan. Fox's Sarah Legre is live in Anchorage, Alaska tonight. So, Sarah, what is the Justice Department trying to do here? How is the Republican-led State government responding to this. Also with these two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, basically the DOJ is worried that someone may pick and choose the wrong candidate here. So what they're doing, they're asking the state to hold off on the certification of any kind of election results if there's a mix up that ends up costing the Senate or the race. But here's what the Republican led state government had to say to the DOJ's lawsuit. They called it, quote, meritless and I'm gonna look at my notes here so I make sure I get their quote right. I want to read it in part saying the relief demanded. It is, quote, inappropriate and not even possible given Alaskan voters' vital right to ballot secrecy. But there's this back and forth here. We're also hearing from the DOJ. A spokesperson told Fox News that the court did not dispute the argument of the United States that Daniel J. Sullivan, a.k.a. Decoy Dan, this is the other Dan running against the incumbent, entered the race as a frivolous candidate to confuse voters. So we have these two campaigns in question. We have Dan S. Sullivan. Republican Senator, the incumbent that's seeking reelection, and then there's Dan J. Sullivan, Jr. He's a retired teacher that's running against the current senator, but then we have the Democratic challenger. This is Mary Peltola. She's the one that the New York Times wrote their article about, alleging that members of her campaign helped recruit the other Dan Sullivan in an effort to try and trick voters, in an effort to try and confuse voters. Now, her campaign has since denied this, saying this is not true and that Peltola was I was unaware of what was going on. On the other hand, we're hearing from Dan Sullivan, the current senator, the incumbent here. He's not necessarily buying it. He argues voters aren't either. So Sarah, a lot going on up in Alaska. It's really captivated a lot of people across the country right now. Voters have given their opinion on how they think this should be handled. And so what are they saying? So on one side, you have voters saying this is essentially a distraction. And these are primarily the voters that are in favor of Mary Peltola. They say this New York Times article, this basic allegation that the media has jumped on to, they're basically saying this is distracting Alaskans from the issues that matter. They're going back to fuel costs, heating, electricity, prices of gas, price of groceries, that kind of thing. But then on Dan Sullivan's side, You're hearing from a lot of his supporters, basically. Basically saying this is a lack of transparency. This is a disgrace to Alaska voters. This is insulting our intelligence and so on. So you're seeing this back and forth where voters are saying this is a candidate that we can't trust. And then for Peltola's camp, you're hearing from a lot of voters are saying this essentially is a distraction, a last ditch effort to try to steer voters away from the issues that matter. So you're definitely getting a lot of emotion from Alaskans and a lot of eyes on a state That usually isn't used to this. I think a lot of the voters here almost distraught by the overwhelming sense of media that's here to cover this race because all eyes are on this. And this is a toss up state as we've been reporting. There are several toss up states at play that can play a major role in ultimately deciding who will end up holding the power in the Senate. Yeah, such a good point. I remember, I mean, when we first started talking about this, I was thinking, like, when's the last time we had a focus on Alaska when it came to, you know, the election and voting. So that's such a good point. But it's been so interesting to see this all play out. And some of the polls closed so late in Alaska that we may be waiting until Wednesday morning to really find out the results of this race, too. All right, Sarah Allegra, live from Alaska tonight. Thanks for the update.