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Alaska GOP asks Miller to concede
WLOS ^
| 11/17/2010
Posted on 11/17/2010 7:16:45 PM PST by speciallybland
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska's Republican party is asking nominee Joe Miller to concede the U.S. Senate race to incumbent Lisa Murkowski.
State GOP chair Randy Ruedrich says the party "stands ready to embrace" Murkowski as "Alaska's only Republican U.S. senator." He called on Miller to respect the will of the voters and to "end his campaign in a dignified manner."
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: 2010; alaska; joemiller; lisamurkowski; miller; murkowski; princesslisa
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To: speciallybland
This is the same AK GOP that Palin fought.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:19:11 PM PST
by
dusttoyou
(Let the other side get all wee-wee'd up, Foc nobama)
To: speciallybland
Nuts!
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:19:49 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
To: speciallybland
Anchorage, Alaska. November 17, 2010 — Joe Miller, U.S. Senate candidate, anticipates the end of the vote counting in Alaska today with the tallying of the overseas ballots. With over 255,000 votes cast, less than one percent of the vote total now separates Miller and Murkowski.
In order to ensure the integrity of the election results, the Miller campaign has requested, and the Division of Elections has now granted, the opportunity to review some precinct logs from throughout the state. Miller campaign spokesman Randy DeSoto said, “Our campaign has sworn affidavits identifying unsecured ballot boxes, other precincts where numerous ballots appear to be in the same handwriting, others where there is 100% voter turnout and still other precincts where the ballots were sent to the Division of Elections presorted by U.S. Senate candidate. These and other irregularities give our campaign pause. Alaskans must be able to trust the results of its elections.”
One important step in reviewing the results of the election is ensuring that the number of voters signed in the precinct logs on Election Day matches the number of votes being recorded from that precinct and that there is no evidence of voter fraud. Further verification of these totals will have to come from the tapes that the voting machines produce with a tally of the number of voters and the break down between candidates. So far the Division of Elections has failed to respond to the Miller request for these tapes.
The Miller campaign will be conducting its review of selected precinct logs tomorrow and possibly Saturday, and will want the voting machine tapes as part of its review. The Division of Elections has also begun its required audit of random precincts from all 40 districts throughout the state.
Additionally, the Murkowski write-in ballots have undergone a hand count review where spoiled ballots are being counted for her, whereas the Miller ballots have all been counted by machine with many valid ballots not being included.
Joe Miller said, After all the absentee ballots are in and weve further reviewed the procedures and the results, we may ask for a recount. Less than 1% of the vote now separates my and Lisa Murkowskis total. If there is a recount and a consistent standard is applied to all the ballots, who knows what the difference would be. We need to uphold the integrity of the vote and we need a consistent standard.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:20:07 PM PST
by
deport
To: speciallybland
Stay in there Joe.....use the courts.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:20:13 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: speciallybland
Alaska would be a good place to get the various voting frauds identified and straightened out. I say take a month or two and git ‘er done.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:20:13 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: speciallybland
Screw them! Don’t fall for it Joe. This election is being stolen from you. Fight them tooth and nail. Don’t let them sucker punch you. You are fighting for all of us who can’t stomach these crooked, fraudulent, stolen elections. Enough!
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:20:47 PM PST
by
flaglady47
(When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
To: speciallybland
DO NOT CONCEDE. Take this travesty all the way to the Supreme Court.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:21:13 PM PST
by
DouglasKC
To: speciallybland
So much B/S! Did Murkowski not sign a statement she would back the nominee in the Primary. This is exactly what is wrong with the two party system. If we do not get a third party I suppose I will have to quit voting. Lets start a recall.
To: speciallybland
Miller should respond to the piggies in the GOP establishment that they should at least have the damn courtesy to wait until the military ballots are counted. Not that it will change anything, just to let the military know that their votes DO STILL COUNT in this banana republic.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:21:36 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(He that casts the ballot decides nothing. He that counts the ballots decides everything. - Stalin)
To: dusttoyou
That’s correct, and I hope Miller tells ‘em to shove it where the Sun don’t shine, and sue for a recount.
I got the checkbook at the ready. Anybody else?
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:21:36 PM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: speciallybland
So much B/S! Did Murkowski not sign a statement she would back the nominee in the Primary. This is exactly what is wrong with the two party system. If we do not get a third party I suppose I will have to quit voting. Lets start a recall.
To: speciallybland
Same will of the people that voted for Miller in the primaries beating MurCOWski?
The same GOP protecting the establishment instead of backing the TEA party GOP candidates fully?
Stick it GOP, wait till ALL the votes are counted.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:21:36 PM PST
by
Domandred
(Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
To: speciallybland
Murkowski is "dirty".
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:21:55 PM PST
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
To: speciallybland
The mainline Republicans have relveaed their dedication to business-as-usual inside the Beltway with this one.
The crooks in the Alaskan Republican Party are so scared of the TEA Party that they are trying to pressure Miller to give up before a full and honest count of the votes.
The military vote, if honestly counted, and an honest examination of the cheating on the Indian votes, will likely prove Miller to be the honestly elected Senator from Alaska.
NO MORE SENATOR FRANKENSTEINS ! ! ! !
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:22:14 PM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: speciallybland
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:22:20 PM PST
by
Third Person
(Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.)
To: speciallybland
What’s the rush, Randy?
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:22:41 PM PST
by
exit82
(Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)
To: speciallybland
Sumsabitches!
This is why we need to get rid of the old regime. No fighters whatsoever.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:23:34 PM PST
by
TribalPrincess2U
(demonicRATS= Obama's Mosque, taxes, painful death. Is this what you want?)
To: speciallybland
Joe-—show the REST of the nation that YOU RESPECT the military vote being counted!!!
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:23:53 PM PST
by
Mortrey
(Impeach President Soros)
To: speciallybland
As soon as Al Franken concedes.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:24:50 PM PST
by
RckyRaCoCo
(I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery, IXNAY THE TSA!)
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