whose endorsement put him on the national political map.
"I'm absolutely certain that was pivotal!
Larry Sabbato was on Fox earlier and said he is winning by over 3000 votes in the areas Palin carried in her governor race and he feels you have to give her endorsement credit, even though Miller is an ideal candidate with great credentials (quite a change from Beggich who only has a high school education).
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Republicans are fired up and ready to go, and that’s producing some surprising election results, including the possible defeat of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska, who would be the third sitting U.S. Senator ousted by their own party this year.
The sound you hear is the soft weeping of writers in newsrooms across the land looking for a way to describe Tuesday’s primary election results. The establishment strikes back? John McCain did win really big in Arizona over Tea Party steamer J.D. Hayworth and Kendrick Meek crushed Jeff Greene for the Democratic Senate nomination in Florida. But wait, Murkowski may be headed to a loss in Alaska at the hands of a Tea Party Palinisto, Joe Miller. And well-funded outsider Rick Scott soundly defeated Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nod. What’s a hack to do?
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Ha! It is better to have a very successful half term than to have a poor or mediocre full term.