“The Daily Show” host Jordan Klepper expressed shock on Wednesday at a New York Times report that Democratic operatives in Alaska searched statewide for a man with the same name as GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan to run as a “spoiler” candidate against him in the 2026 midterms.
“Holy shit,” said Klepper.
“That is dirty as fuck,” he added.
“Wow, wow. I mean, wow,” he continued. “Democrats, instead of devoting their energy to coming up with an effective platform that attracts voters, they said, ‘Fuck it, let’s just scour the Arctic looking for Dans.’”
Klepper said the report is “bad news and not how our elections should work.”
He added, “Democracy should be won on a battle of ideas, not on trying to trick voters.”
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