Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Murkowski Weighs Her Options - could be weighing a fall campaign on a third-party line
Wall Street Journal ^ | August 27, 2010 | John Fund

Posted on 08/27/2010 3:29:41 AM PDT by Zakeet

Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska Senator who apparently lost her GOP primary in a shocking upset to Tea Party candidate Joe Miller, could be weighing a fall campaign on a third-party line.

Final results from Election Day voting show Ms. Murkowski down by 1,668 votes. Many of the absentees left to be counted are from military voters, who probably lean to Mr. Miller. Her chances of making up the necessary votes are slim.

But the Daily Beast reports that the Murkowski camp is weighing the options of running on a minor-party line or as a write-in.

"We are going to take a look at them and see whether the option is there or not, but it's a decision she (Murkowski) has to make," a source close to the Murkowski campaign said. The senator herself calls such talk "premature."

Since the deadline for running as an independent has passed in Alaska, the only ballot line open to the senator would be Libertarian. David Haase, the Libertarian Party Senate nominee, told the Anchorage Daily News he's willing to listen to any proposal. Scott Kohlass, the state chair of the Libertarian Party, claims "there's a chance" the party could replace Mr. Haase with the GOP Senator. But such a move would likely be very unpopular with the party's antigovernment members. Ms. Murkowski's moderate voting record was the major reason Mr. Miller was able to beat her running as a "Constitutional conservative" in the primary.

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: 2010election; conservatism; mamagrizzlyroared; murkowski; senate
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-50 next last

Sure, I'll be glad to become a Libertarian if that's what it takes to keep my government job

1 posted on 08/27/2010 3:29:46 AM PDT by Zakeet
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Zakeet

The lust for power is strong in in this one.


2 posted on 08/27/2010 3:34:56 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Zakeet

What we need in America...is a political party called “The Loser Party”. We need a chairman, about a dozen strategy guys (mostly losers), and a couple million in cash to help guys who lose their primary episodes but want to continue on.

Under the Loser Party....anything would be possible. We’d even start a new trend....losing just means round two.


3 posted on 08/27/2010 3:35:05 AM PDT by pepsionice
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: pepsionice

After the election, there needs to be a thorough, top-to-bottom housecleaning of the staff at the RNC, RSCC and all other bureaucratic entities connected iwth the Republican Party. The outrage of their legal counsel advising Murkowski on how to trump the victor of the primary reminds me of AMA’s support for the health care bill, which is contrary to the interests of the doctors they supposedly represent. Apparently, the primary goal in such organizations, including the AMA and RNC, diverts to portecting the bureaucratic interests of the organization and its staff and NOT the people and issues they are supposed to represent.


4 posted on 08/27/2010 3:40:03 AM PDT by laconic
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Zakeet

I’m hoping that all this third-party, write-in talk is just desperate staffers who are paranoid at losing their own meal ticket. If Murkowski does try to jump to the Libertarian ticket, it would be undeniable proof that she is nothing but a political whore of the worst sort.


5 posted on 08/27/2010 3:44:19 AM PDT by Ronin (If it werenÂ’t so gruesomely malevolent, Islam would just be silly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: cripplecreek
These politicians are scared stiff to go get a real job...particularly in the Obama economy. They cannot accept even a slight a career shift when many non-politicans do that one of more times during a lifetime.

God save us from lifetime (and right of heredity) politicians.

6 posted on 08/27/2010 3:44:24 AM PDT by rod1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Zakeet

Glad to see the Capital L’s being so principled about selling their spot on the ballot. (eye roll)


7 posted on 08/27/2010 3:45:40 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: laconic

Amen!

The Republican PARTY organization is useless to the constituents. They seem to believe they exist to serve the folks in power.


8 posted on 08/27/2010 3:46:42 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Zakeet
Really? Walmart has an opening for a greeter? lol
9 posted on 08/27/2010 3:47:51 AM PDT by stumptalker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: laconic

Yep. I stopped giving to either of them after the NY23 race last year. I’ll support individual candidates but will not support these orgs. Your AMA analogy is a good one.


10 posted on 08/27/2010 3:51:50 AM PDT by SueRae (I can see November from my HOUSE!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Zakeet

I think its about time, the party thought about instituting legal agreements on people running for their primaries along the lines of “if you are in an primary for the republican party ticket, if you are not selected, you cannot challenge the winner of that primary for that election seat under any other means, no 3rd run, no write in, no switching party.

Just like some do when they sign contracts upon leaving a company so they cant work for opposition for a period of time.

They need to be able to enforce the will of the party voters.


11 posted on 08/27/2010 3:56:12 AM PDT by sunmars
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Ronin

I’m hoping that all this third-party, write-in talk is just desperate staffers (and libs) who are paranoid at losing their own meal ticket.


12 posted on 08/27/2010 3:57:48 AM PDT by stumptalker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: stumptalker

And for an instant, you think she is not worried about her meal ticket?


13 posted on 08/27/2010 4:01:33 AM PDT by mazda77 (Rubio for US Senate - West FL22nd - Scott for FL Gov. - Miller AK US Senate)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: Zakeet

Reckless disregard for the voters’ will.


14 posted on 08/27/2010 4:03:23 AM PDT by monocle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mazda77

aah but its all about the influence peddling you see, Murkowski probably owes quite a few favours out there in Alaska, if she loses, she can’t follow through on them and whatever she was up to soon comes to light, career politicians are like white collar criminals, you never catch what they are doing when they are doing it, only when they stop, does anyone notice what they’ve been up to and the stuffs missing.


15 posted on 08/27/2010 4:05:12 AM PDT by sunmars
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Zakeet

Wow, the Crist RINO trend continues. Screw the pooch, and hand the seat over to the dims if you can’t win. This wench is a bigger bitch than I thought.


16 posted on 08/27/2010 4:05:40 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Hey algore...You'll have to pry the steering wheel of my 317 HP V8 truck from my cold dead hands)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Ronin

It would also prove the Libertarian Party to be a party of frauds, Joe Miller is far more libertarian in his politics but they’d be willing to take any one just for a shot at getting a libertarian in the senate.


17 posted on 08/27/2010 4:06:13 AM PDT by Truthsearcher
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: stumptalker; Ronin

Everyone has known she was a whore since her daddy got her the job.

The Murks have been political whores for 40 consecutive years. There is no shame, they are quite proud of their history of debauchery.

It’s not really a consideration under the circumstances.


18 posted on 08/27/2010 4:08:53 AM PDT by JerseyHighlander
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: sunmars

Governor Frank Murkowski ran for re-election in 2006, but came in third behind former Wasilla mayor and future Republican Party vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and Fairbanks businessman John Binkley in the Republican primary election on August 22, 2006 (Palin winning with 51% and Binkley taking second with 30% to Murkowski’s 19%).[2] Most polls had predicted this result.[citation needed] Murkowski left office with one of the nation’s worst approval ratings of 19%.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Murkowski#Governor


The Murk criminal syndicate is finished.


19 posted on 08/27/2010 4:11:24 AM PDT by JerseyHighlander
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: sunmars

I couldn’t give a flyin’ flip what the “reasons” are. They, just like the Zero administration are complicit in securing the “Ruling Class” irregardless what the constituents think.


20 posted on 08/27/2010 4:12:42 AM PDT by mazda77 (Rubio for US Senate - West FL22nd - Scott for FL Gov. - Miller AK US Senate)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-50 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson