97.9 percent of the precincts have now been counted in Alaska, and underdog Joe Miller leads by 2.18 percentage points over incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski in Alaska. The challenger is ahead by 1,960 votes. Miller had 51.09 percent of the votes in the GOP primary to Lisa Murkowski's 48.91 percent.
Miller told the Anchorage Daily News that he credited the support of Sarah Palin for his lead:
"I'm absolutely certain that was pivotal," he said.Gov. Palin endorsed Joe Miller June 2.
http://texas4palin.blogspot.com/2010/08/joe-miller-hangs-on-to-lead-credits.html
- JP
“Miller told the Anchorage Daily News that he credited the support of Sarah Palin for his lead:
“I’m absolutely certain that was pivotal,” he said.”
Miller is a class act and a great conservative, tough and smart. We have not seen his like in the U.S. Senate since Jesse Helms retired. He is going to be worth his weight in gold as a stalwart defender of the Constitution and and opponent of all things socialist.
Sarah Palin took a long chance in supporting him, and she deserves kudos (but we have come to expect that of her; she doesn’t let the risk dissuade her). Long after the end of her second term as POTUS, Joe Miller will—God willing—still be in the United States Senate fighting our battles for us. For that, I say a hearty thanks to Governor Palin for Joe Miller...the gift that will keep on giving.
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