Murkowski is leading even among just the undisputed ballots?
Yes, Murkowski is leading Miller on undisputed ballots by roughly 2,200 votes. Miller had to have known he was in trouble just based on the number of write in ballots that were cast. His only hope was that not enough of them would be counted and even if he wins all of his challenges he probably will still wind up behind. It’s all over but the shouting.
BTW, good comparison with Joe Leiberman and Ned Lamont. Both races featured contentious primaries where an incumbent was defeated only to stay in the race and win thanks in large part to token opposition from the other party (Schlesinger in Connecticut, McAdams in Alaska). Of course, the big difference is that Murkowski is on the verge of being the first candidate to win a Senate race via write-in votes since Strom Thurmond in 1954.
So much for Miller's recent press release....
They had a pretty well coordinated smear campaign against Joe Miller after the primary. As we now know with the the inadvertent recording of the two journalist, they were so in the tank for the B@#$h that it was just a lot for Miller to overcome, especially, since Miller was so well positioned to pick up every liberal vote in the state.