In the race to the bottom that is American elections, there is officially no high ground left to stand on. Democrats are demanding that voters elect them to save democracy, which they insist is threatened by President Donald Trump’s desire to meddle with the midterms. Now Americans will learn whether they meant any of it based on how they respond to brazen election meddling by one of their own.
For months, the Alaska Senate race has smelled fishy to anyone without a cold. In May, Daniel J. Sullivan, who had never before sought office and has donated to Democrats, chose to register as a Republican and run against GOP incumbent Dan S. Sullivan, with both names set to appear on the general election ballot alongside Democratic challenger Mary Peltola. The upstart Sullivan—widely known as Decoy Dan—surely knew he might siphon away votes meant for the senator, and thereby give Peltola an edge.
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