October 31, 2026

NO SYMPATHY:

Posted at 1:14 pm by Stephen Green

JOE CONCHA: The Dan Sullivan scheme: Another ‘conspiracy theory’ turns out to be true.

It is the biggest bombshell to break right before a midterm election we’ve seen in our lifetimes — and that’s not hyperbole.

Earlier this year, an Alaska Democrat Senate campaign allegedly recruited a regular citizen to also run for Senate. Only one prerequisite was required:

He had to be named Dan Sullivan.

The goal, of course, was to confuse voters seeking to vote for Dan Sullivan, the Republican incumbent, by having someone with the same name on the ballot. And in a political climate that abandoned civility and sanity, this gambit proves that rock bottom has a basement.

The current race in Alaska between the aforementioned Sullivan and Mary Peltola (D) is truly a toss-up: Each of the last five major polls conducted in the state shows neither candidate leading by more than two points. Peltola has a slight advantage overall in the RealClearPolitics average of polls with a 1.2% lead.

And perhaps that’s why this scheme to confuse voters into siphoning votes away from the incumbent Dan Sullivan was concocted. Note: The “other” Dan Sullivan, the one who isn’t the incumbent senator, has gone AWOL in recent weeks. He has not campaigned in any capacity, nor has he since announcing his candidacy. He also tried to change his middle initial to match that of incumbent Dan S. Sullivan in an attempt to baffle voters further.

Like numerous other members of the DNC-MSM Chuck Todd tried to eyeroll or laugh the Second Sullivan Theory away, but there’s a problem: Mary Peltola May Face Prison Over Fake Sullivan Scheme, and Chuck Todd Accidentally Proved It!

“Careful assuming only one side does these things. See FL GOP and the state senate in 2020,” Todd wrote.

He’s not wrong… but how did that story end?

In March 2021, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office charged Frank Artiles, a former Republican state senator, with paying a “ghost candidate” to run in a 2020 race for Senate District 37. Prosecutors said Artiles recruited a friend, Alexis Rodriguez, who shared a last name with the Democrat in the race. Republican Ileana Garcia won by just 32 votes out of more than 215,000 cast.

Rodriguez pulled more than 6,000.

State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle accused Artiles of paying Rodriguez nearly $45,000. “We are alleging these various payments blatantly violated Florida election laws,” she told reporters. “These payments were intended to influence the outcome of the election.”

A jury found Artiles guilty on three of four counts in September 2024. He got 60 days in jail, five years of probation, and a court order to stay out of politics entirely.

It’s worth noting here that Artiles’ ghost candidate only shared a last name with the candidate he sought to siphon votes from. Peltola’s people took their scheme to a whole new level by seeking out a man with the exact same name as the incumbent.

Exit question: Why is the Democratic Party such a cesspit of racism? Caroline Sunshine Nails CNN: Dems Recruited Fake Dan Because They Don’t Trust Women of Color to Win.

Posted at 1:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Posted at 1:00 pm by Glenn Reynolds

I BLAME THE TAN SUIT:

Posted at 12:45 pm by Ed Driscoll

HOW IT STARTED: Bad News, Abdul. Tucker Carlson Wants to Be Your Bestie.

[O]n his podcast, Carlson heaped high praise on El-Sayed. In an interview Carlson was conducting with Saagar Enjeti, the two talked about the El-Sayed campaign for the Senate in Michigan.

Carlson and Enjeti were talking about how El-Sayed has very obviously and very disingenuously moved to the middle to run in the general election against Republican Mike Rogers. You can bet your last dollar that he will revert back to his Islamic socialist roots if elected. But that’s not how Carlson framed it.

Enjeti said the quiet part out loud when he pointed out that El-Sayed is doing a bit of “shape shifting.” Anyone with an eye for politics can see that should El-Sayed win in November, he’d enter the Senate to the left of Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), and he’d be just as radical an Islamist politician as Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

—Tim O’Brien, PJ Media.com, September 3rd, 2026.

How It’s Going: Dems In Disarray After Abdul El-Sayed Features Tucker Carlson In Campaign Ad.

Michigan Democrats are clashing over Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed decision to feature conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in a campaign ad, with prominent party figures demanding that he pull the spot days before Election Day.

The ad, released last week, features Carlson saying he “wouldn’t vote for Mike Rogers at gunpoint,” referring to El-Sayed’s Republican opponent. The spot also includes clips of Fox News personalities praising El-Sayed, part of the Democrat’s effort to appeal to voters who might otherwise support President Donald Trump.

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), whom El-Sayed narrowly defeated in the August Democratic primary, said Friday that she hopes the nominee will take down the advertisement, calling its use of Carlson an insult to the black congregation where the two Democrats are scheduled to appear Sunday alongside Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC).

Former Obama administration official Van Jones also condemned El-Sayed’s use of Carlson.

“No Democrat should ever celebrate the words of a white nationalist who actively undermines the safety of black people and Jewish people,” Jones posted on social media. Jones also condemned Republican attacks on El-Sayed’s Muslim faith.

Earlier: Is This the Most Antisemitic Ad to Ever Air for a Senate Race?

Evergreen question: Seriously, What the Hell Is Wrong With Tucker Carlson?

UPDATE:

Posted at 12:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

BUCKLE UP:

Posted at 12:06 pm by Stephen Green

THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY I WAS PROMISED:

Actually we could have had these in the 20th if Tom Hayden hadn’t chosen the antinuclear movement as a vehicle to keep the activist cohort from the anti-Vietnam War crowd alive (and drawing paychecks) after the Vietnam War ended.

Posted at 12:00 pm by Glenn Reynolds

WHEN YOU ROLL TOO FAR LEFT FOR BERKELEY…: Woke California Bakery In Business For 50 Years Shuts Down. “After 50 years in operation, Nabolom Bakery & Pizzeria in Berkeley, California, is closing permanently. Co-owners Sabra Stepak and Julia Elliott (who took it over in 2016 after an earlier near-closure) publicly attributed the decision to a mix of factors, but openly admit their political activism was a primary reason for their downfall.”

Posted at 11:38 am by Stephen Green

HE REMAINS EMINENTLY MOCKABLE: Gavin Newsom Viciously Mocked Over Chest-Pounding Election Warning to Trump. “Most of the replies to Newsom’s silly chest-thumping focused on two main points. Pointing out that his new announcement was not, in fact, new. And that a California state statute cannot override federal election laws or lawful federal investigations under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.”

Posted at 10:52 am by Stephen Green

IT’S COMPLICATED:

Posted at 10:14 am by Stephen Green

NOW ARE WE IN A POPPING BUBBLE? OpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30 Billion Target in Latest Round. “After receiving tepid interest from some large investors, OpenAI has so far secured roughly $11 billion in commitments for the new financing, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal values the company at $1.25 trillion—less than the $1.4 trillion valuation that it had earlier hoped to achieve.”

Posted at 9:45 am by Stephen Green

A LITTLE WEEKEND READING:

Posted at 9:07 am by Stephen Green

TRUE.

Posted at 9:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

DISPATCHES FROM THE OCCUPIED ZONES: Anti-Gunner Vandalizes 9/11 Memorial To Spread His Hatred for Guns. “Neither the NYPD nor the NYFD were willing to comment publicly about a wanton act of vandalism that occurred this week at Ground Zero of the 9/11 Memorial.  Calls and emails to both agencies were not returned. It’s not too difficult to figure out why.”

Posted at 8:35 am by Stephen Green

SOME PEOPLE ARE POISON. THEY’RE USUALLY LEFTIST PEOPLE.

Posted at 8:30 am by Glenn Reynolds