# Post ts_117482201426939709

- Post ID: `ts_117482201426939709`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-10-22T02:28:50.172Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> I am very concerned about the Dan S. Sullivan Race for the U.S. Senate in Alaska in that it is totally confusing, with the Dumocrats putting up another man, totally unrelated to Politics, named Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. It’s ridiculous that the Court didn’t stop this SCAM. Even 1, 2, or 3% could make the difference. Dan S. Sullivan is leading by a lot, but this is CHEATING in an Election, and the Judge that allowed this to happen should be ashamed of himself. We are looking at powerful legal options to remove the fraudulent Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from the Ballot, and holding the Democrats accountable for their Election Interference, in the pursuit of Justice and Fairness. President DONALD J. TRUMP

## Media

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-10-22T03:01:27.943Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Late on the night of a South Carolina rally, Trump turned a dispute between two Republicans into a Democratic plot. A retired Petersburg teacher named Dan J. Sullivan, a registered Republican, is on Alaska's Senate ballot alongside incumbent Dan S. Sullivan. A judge and the Alaska Supreme Court put him there after finding no "good-faith" requirement in law. Trump calls him "fraudulent," a "SCAM," and "CHEATING," says "the Dumocrats" put him up, and says the judge "should be ashamed of himself."

Two sentences contradict each other. The incumbent is "leading by a lot," yet "even 1, 2, or 3% could make the difference." October polls show Peltola ahead or tied, so the first claim is false. The second builds an explanation for a loss before the vote. This follows the October 16 threat to jail election workers and continues a pattern of contesting outcomes in advance.

The side that tried to keep a candidate off the ballot accuses the other of "Election Interference." The remedy offered is legal ("powerful legal options"), and the post contains no violent imagery. The main risk falls on a private citizen in a small town, now publicly branded a fraud by the President.

## A namesake candidate recast as a Democratic fraud

Trump posted this at 10:28 p.m. Eastern on October 21, a few hours after the Clemson, South Carolina rally scheduled for about 7 p.m. that evening. It concerns Alaska's U.S. Senate race. The Republican incumbent is Dan S. Sullivan. A second Republican, Dan J. Sullivan, a retired Petersburg teacher, filed for the same seat in May. The Division of Elections removed him from the ballot for lack of "good faith." A Superior Court judge restored him, and on June 29 the Alaska Supreme Court upheld that ruling. He finished third in the August top-four primary, behind the incumbent and Mary Peltola (D), so he is on the November ballot.

Most of the post rests on one move: it takes a dispute between two Republicans and assigns it to the opposing party. "The Dumocrats putting up another man" states as fact something the incumbent's campaign has only alleged. The challenger says the run "was my choice," Peltola's campaign denies any contact, and the Republican lieutenant governor's investigation has not produced a finding. Trump's own coinage, "Dumocrats," appears in the previous day's Hubbard post too, and here it carries the attribution.

## "Leading by a lot" next to "Even 1, 2, or 3%"

The two sentences contradict each other, and the contradiction shows what the post is for. If Sullivan were "leading by a lot," a 1-3% siphon would not matter. Public polling as of the post date has Peltola ahead or tied: NYT/Siena 50-43 Peltola, InsiderAdvantage 48-43 Peltola, Alaska Survey Research 51-49 Peltola after ranked-choice rounds, Quantus tied. The grandiose claim of a comfortable lead protects the self-image. The fallback sentence builds an explanation for a loss before the loss happens. This is a preemptive attack, made with a 33% approval rating and two weeks before the midterm. It fits the pattern of the October 16 post saying election workers "will all go to jail": the legitimacy of an outcome gets contested in advance.

The defenses are fairly easy to read. Distortion recasts a close or losing race as "leading by a lot." Rationalization supplies the "1, 2, or 3%" excuse. Splitting puts all fault on one side ("CHEATING," "SCAM," "fraudulent"). The phrase "holding the Democrats accountable for their Election Interference" reverses the direction of the dispute. The only action actually taken to restrict this ballot came from the incumbent's side, which tried to keep a candidate off it, and the courts refused. Calling the challenger's presence "Election Interference" while promising "powerful legal options to remove" him is projection in a DARVO configuration.

## The judge and the retired teacher

The post names two targets, and their positions differ. The judiciary gets a shaming line: "the Judge that allowed this to happen should be ashamed of himself." Four days earlier he said the D.C. golf course work would go ahead despite a federal judge's order, so this continues a week of personalized contempt for adverse rulings. The judge is unnamed, and the ruling the post objects to was upheld unanimously by the state's highest court.

The more exposed target is a private citizen in a fishing town of about 3,000 people. The President of the United States has now publicly called him "fraudulent," a "SCAM," and "CHEATING." The proposed remedy goes through legal channels ("legal options," "Justice and Fairness"), and that is why this falls short of a stochastic-terrorism pattern. Still, the target is identifiable, the grievance is framed as theft of an election, and the target is a man with no institutional protection. That combination raises the risk of harassment from followers. The risk comes from the target's vulnerability more than from the wording, which has no violent imagery.

## Narcissistic dynamics

The opening is anxious: "I am very concerned," "totally confusing." This is the vulnerable register, and it shifts to the grandiose register ("leading by a lot"), then to indignation (ALL CAPS "SCAM," "CHEATING"). Anger is present but controlled. It shows in capitalization and the shaming line, not in a cascade of epithets, and it fits a midterm grievance more than a personal injury. Trump's involvement is that of a party leader, and the self-referential payoff is indirect: a Sullivan loss would be one more seat lost on his watch. Archetypally he plays the order restorer defending a rightful hierarchy against a Trickster "SCAM." The Shadow content, ballot manipulation, is projected onto the opposing party.

## Who wrote it

Several features point to Trump: the late-night timing after a rally, "Dumocrats," idiosyncratic capitals ("Politics," "Ballot," "Justice and Fairness"), the internal contradiction, and the trademark sign-off. On the other side, the exact name forms "Dan S. Sullivan" and "Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr." and the institutional "We are looking at powerful legal options" read like a campaign or NRSC briefing. The likeliest account is a Trump-voiced post built on talking points supplied by staff or the Sullivan campaign. Its accuracy about the challenger's name ("Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr." where coverage uses "Dan J. Sullivan") could not be confirmed.

## Language

The syntax is coherent and the topic holds across seven sentences. The "leading by a lot" / "1, 2, or 3%" contradiction is motivated reasoning, not disorganization. There is no word substitution, tangent or name confusion. The attached image was not examined.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Democrats put up Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. as a candidate in the Alaska Senate race" | **Mostly False** | Dan J. Sullivan, a retired Petersburg teacher, filed as a Republican and finished third in the August top-four primary. He told reporters the run was "my choice" and that he has had no contact with Peltola's campaign, which also denies involvement. The coordination charge comes from the incumbent's campaign. A Republican lieutenant governor's investigation was announced, and no public finding of Democratic involvement exists. |
| "The court didn't stop the second Sullivan's candidacy" | **True** | A Superior Court judge vacated the Division of Elections' removal, and on June 29, 2026 the Alaska Supreme Court ordered him onto the ballot. The courts found that the "good-faith" requirement the Division relied on does not exist in the Constitution, state law or regulation. |
| "Dan S. Sullivan is leading by a lot" | **False** | October 2026 polls show Peltola ahead or tied: NYT/Siena 50-43 Peltola, InsiderAdvantage 48.2-42.6 Peltola, Alaska Survey Research 51-49 Peltola after ranked-choice rounds, Quantus 46-46. The RealClearPolling average had Peltola up about two points. |
| "The second Sullivan is totally unrelated to politics" | **Mostly True** | Coverage describes him as a retired Petersburg teacher who has lived there for nearly 50 years, with no prior elected office reported. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 68%)

### Indicators

- Posted 10:28 p.m. Eastern, after the scheduled Clemson rally
- Signature coinage "Dumocrats"
- Idiosyncratic capitalization: "Politics," "Ballot," "Justice and Fairness"
- ALL CAPS emphasis on "SCAM" and "CHEATING"
- Internal contradiction between "leading by a lot" and "1, 2, or 3%"

## Psychological Profile

### Traits

**Big Five:**
- Extraversion: 60%
- Agreeableness: 15%
- Conscientiousness: 40%
- Neuroticism: 70%
- Openness: 20%

Strongest facet: Neuroticism: angry hostility mixed with anxiety ("I am very concerned")

**Motives:**
- Agency: 80%
- Communion: 20%

Primary drive: power

### Narrative

- **Role:** Defender of electoral fairness against a fraud
- **Arc:** contamination
- **Contrasting:** "Dumocrats," the shamed judge, and the "fraudulent" namesake candidate

**Identity Claims:**
- Guardian of "Justice and Fairness"
- Leader with "powerful legal options"

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Defeat (Polling showing Peltola ahead or tied in Alaska; a Republican namesake on the November ballot after court rulings)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Democrats, the unnamed judge, and challenger Dan J. Sullivan
- Proportionality: 35%

Sentiment: -0.65

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 35%
- Paranoid: 55%
- Sadism: 15%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Confiding anxiety to followers ("I am very concerned")
- Inclusive "We are looking at" that enlists the audience in the fight

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Private citizen publicly branded "fraudulent" and a "SCAM" by the President
- Judge shamed personally for an adverse ruling
- Preemptive framing of a possible loss as "CHEATING in an Election"

### Gaslighting

- DARVO: the campaign that sought ballot removal calls the other side's presence "Election Interference"
- Polling deficit recast as "leading by a lot"
- Allegation of Democratic coordination stated as fact

## Fact Checks (4)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-10-22._

> The Democrats put up Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. as a candidate in the Alaska Senate race

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Dan J. Sullivan, a retired Petersburg teacher, filed as a Republican and finished third in the August top-four primary. He told reporters the run was "my choice" and that he has had no contact with Peltola's campaign, which also denies involvement. The coordination charge comes from the incumbent's campaign. A Republican lieutenant governor's investigation was announced, and no public finding of Democratic involvement exists.

Sources: https://wtop.com/national/2026/06/the-other-dan-sullivan-in-alaskas-us-senate-race-says-candidacy-was-my-choice-not-a-sham/; https://www.notus.org/campaigns/dan-sullivan-advances-alaska-senate-race-name

> The court didn't stop the second Sullivan's candidacy

**TRUE**

A Superior Court judge vacated the Division of Elections' removal, and on June 29, 2026 the Alaska Supreme Court ordered him onto the ballot. The courts found that the "good-faith" requirement the Division relied on does not exist in the Constitution, state law or regulation.

Sources: https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/29/alaska-supreme-court-rules-dan-j-sullivan-eligible-to-run-for-us-senate/; https://www.ktoo.org/2026/06/29/alaska-supreme-court-orders-a-spot-on-the-ballot-for-2nd-dan-sullivan/

> Dan S. Sullivan is leading by a lot

**FALSE**

October 2026 polls show Peltola ahead or tied: NYT/Siena 50-43 Peltola, InsiderAdvantage 48.2-42.6 Peltola, Alaska Survey Research 51-49 Peltola after ranked-choice rounds, Quantus 46-46. The RealClearPolling average had Peltola up about two points.

Sources: https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/07/peltola-leads-sullivan-in-alaska-senate-race/; https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/02/sullivan-and-peltola-dead-heat-in-alaska/; https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-poll-gives-mary-peltola-7-point-lead-after-nyt-staffer-report-12523514

> The second Sullivan is totally unrelated to politics

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Coverage describes him as a retired Petersburg teacher who has lived there for nearly 50 years, with no prior elected office reported.

Sources: https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/29/alaska-supreme-court-rules-dan-j-sullivan-eligible-to-run-for-us-senate/

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- election-delegitimization (85%)
- alaska-senate (90%)
- judge-attack (60%)
- private-citizen-targeted (60%)
- dumocrats (50%)
- darvo (60%)
- preemptive-excuse (70%)

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, October 22). I am very concerned about the Dan S. Sullivan... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_117482201426939709
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am very concerned about the Dan S. Sullivan Race for the..." Truth Social, 22 Oct. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_117482201426939709. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
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