Posted on 09/17/2010 1:51:10 PM PDT by iowamark
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) will run for re-election as a write-in candidate after losing her bid for renomination, according to sources briefed on Murkowski's decision.
Murkowski's decision will set up a 3-way battle between the incumbent, Miller and Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams (D), potentially turning the race on its head. Private 3-way polling has shown Miller leading, but by a narrow margin.
Murkowski will make the formal announcement tonight in Anchorage. She has been mulling her options after losing to attorney Joe Miller (R) by 1.8% -- or about 2K votes out of 110K cast.
Miller won with the backing of the Tea Party Express and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). The Tea Party Express spent hundreds of thousands of dollars criticizing Murkowski's legislative accomplishments, and Palin campaigned against her rival in the race's closing days.
She has not formally said she will run, but her campaign is inviting reporters to call in. Murkowski spokespeople were not immediately available for comment Friday afternoon.
Campaign volunteers have been inviting supporters to a "kick-off" event tonight, the Anchorage Daily News reported this afternoon. And in comments to the paper on Thursday, Murkowski certainly sounded like a candidate.
"I'm not much of a poker player, but the analogy I've been using is that I'm sitting there and I've been dealt a six and an eight," Murkowski told the paper. "I'm not much of a poker player, but the analogy I've been using is that I'm sitting there and I've been dealt a six and an eight. But it is possible."
The NRSC has said it will back Miller, even though Murkowski is a member of Senate GOP leadership. NRSC communications director Brian Walsh referred inquiries to a statement the committee released last night and refused to elaborate further.
The RINO is splitting the vote for the Democrats. I wonder what they paid her.
Of course, the establishment Republicans are at fault. At the state level they need to clean house.
SORE LOSERSKI!!
Only one person ever elected Senator by write in: Strom Thurmond in 1954 in SC, in a special election.
Slime beotch
So this will siphon a few votes away from Miller. But will it put his election against the democrat at risk? Is that what Murkakaski is wanting?
Miller will win. Still don’t care.
Narcissistic obamunist pig
Stupid wench if this is the case. I can’t friggin believe these politicians. I am thoroughly and completely disgusted!
She’s a barnacle.
She doesn’t care about being elected, she’s going scorched earth.
I think this may very well cause donations to Miller’s campaign to sore.
I wonder if Rove will condemn “Lisa” the way he’s been slamming Christine. And what will Mr. Cornyn have to say about this?
She should be immediately removed from any Senate leadership role as a Republican, but I bet it won’t happen.
I would go to Alaska and walk door to door to defeat this. Seriously.
It’s a big, cold, awesome brutally spectacular place. To think this small, petty, freakishly smarmy woman thinks herself able to hold Alaska captive by selling her services to whoever pays for the pen and paper she signs is a color corrupted beyond an isotope of infrared.
Get out of the way.....this confirms she didn’t belong in Washington to begin with......
Will Karl Rove denounce this obviously spiteful move that can help the Democrats win?
I don’t think she even cares if she wins. She wants to ruin it for Miller at any cost. Because she is not really a Republican in the first place.
Disgusting whining cry-babies, the whole bunch of them. They should all be run out of town on a rail.
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