It isn’t “stealing” to actually get more votes than your opponent — especially as a write-in candidate.
She should have endorsed him, rather than stabbing him in the back. She should have honored her commitment to abide by the results of the Republican Primary.
But she did not “steal” the election.
The GOP senate caucus at the time let the Alaska voters know that they would be forgiven for voting against Murkowski in the primary if they would vote against the GOP nominee (Miller) in the general.
“Jim DeMint chides GOP senators for protecting Lisa Murkowski”
““It was bad enough to watch my colleagues work to support her in the primary after she had built a record of betraying conservatives principles,” writes DeMint. “But watching them back her after she left the party and launched a campaign against the Republican nominee was more than I could bear.””
“DeMint revealed some details from the closed-door Senate Republican caucus meeting Wednesday.
“One senator after another stood up to argue in favor of protecting her place on the committee — a position she will no doubt use in her campaign against Joe Miller, the conservative Republican nominee,” writes DeMint.”
True, but she did not. So how can you defend her?