Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska did not hold back during Thursday night’s high-stakes “Debate for the State” in Anchorage when he spotted his Democrat opponent, former Rep. Mary Peltola, appearing to read from scripted notes or answers.
Sullivan appeared suspicious after observing Peltola consulting her notes and suggested that her responses looked suspiciously prepared.
“We weren’t supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we?” Sullivan asked the moderators from Alaska Public Media and Alaska’s News Source.
The moderator replied firmly: “Neither one of you got questions beforehand. Absolutely not.”
Sullivan didn’t let it go. “Okay, I’m just watching my opponent read from questions that seem to be answered.”
Peltola’s response was pure Democrat confidence: “I’m prepared.”
WATCH:
Sen. Dan Sullivan: We weren’t supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we?
Moderator: “Neither one of you got questions beforehand. Absolutely not.
Sullivan: Okay, I’m just watching my opponent read from questions that seem to be answered.
Mary Peltola: I’m prepared. https://t.co/sckOlkwsAx
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 16, 2026
This is the same race where The Gateway Pundit previously reported on Peltola’s campaign descending into “complete chaos” after she abruptly fired multiple senior staffers just before the August primary, turning to a Chicago firm tied to Obama adviser David Axelrod.
TGP also covered former acting DNI Ric Grenell calling out Peltola as a “hypocrite” after reports that former aides accused her of using homophobic slurs, including toward her own gay staffers, along with other crude language.
And TGP documented the Democrat-linked effort to place a similarly named candidate on the ballot in an apparent bid to confuse voters and siphon support from the real Sen. Sullivan.
Peltola, who lost her House seat to Republican Nick Begich in 2024 after briefly holding it, is the national Democrats’ top recruit to flip this seat. The race is viewed as pivotal for Senate control, with President Trump making a rare campaign stop in Alaska just days earlier to boost Sullivan.
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