Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's lawsuit on Sunday seeking to block certification of Alaska's Senate election if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan narrowly loses. The lawsuit, filed last week, cites what it argues is likely voter confusion over the name Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired teacher also on the ballot. The DOJ said confusion over the two Sullivans could help former Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola , who is narrowly ahead in polls just over a week from Election Day, win the election. "What we're asking the court to do is make sure that after the election, if it's clear that there was confusion, if it's clear, and that's for a court to decide at a later date if there's litigation ...
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