Posted on 02/17/2021 4:44:09 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday she knows her vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his recent Senate impeachment trial could have political consequences, “but I can’t be afraid of that.”
If the people of Alaska decide that “because I did not support my party that I can no longer serve them in the United States Senate, then so be it,” Murkowski told reporters during a visit to the state Capitol.
She also said that if the state Republican Party decides to censure her for her vote, “they can make that statement. But I will make the statement, again, that my obligation is to support the Constitution that I have pledged to uphold, and I will do that, even if it means that I have to oppose the direction of my state party.”
Murkowski faces reelection next year. When asked if she planned to run, Murkowski said she is “doing what I should be doing to ensure that I have that option and that opportunity to run for yet another term.” She said she is “absolutely leaving the avenues open for my reelection opportunities.”
She said the Republican Party “was a pretty good party before Donald Trump, and I believe we can be a good party after Donald Trump. Right now, I think we’re still trying to figure out who we are. Because if we are the party of just one man, and not the party of good, solid principles, then that’s a challenge — certainly a challenge for me.”
She said she continues to be a Republican but not a “Trump Republican.”
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She needs to be censured ASAP.
Elected thru voting fraud .
She and her father ballot harvest the tribal votes in native Alaska.
Utter cons .
A picture perfect reason why the 17th Amendment needs to be repealed
With her political life over what does she have to fear. This dope might think she is going to win a faked out write in election again but remember the Eskimos were already used for that trick. The Alaska Democrat/communists are not going to roll over for her because they want her seat, She is good as gone.
Murkowski’s protected.
Maybe Joe Miller could run against her next time as an Indie.
She is toast....
there is no accountability.
not for the GOPe.
not for the DNC.
That is why the GOP must be left to die.
They lie. They backstab. They rape.
They commit treason and sedition.
NO MORE DEALS.
And if she’s voted out, she’ll be given some cushy sinecure and be paid to shut up and go away.
She’ll be laughing all the way to the bank.
I’d like to take a second look at all those write-in votes that got this witch elected...
Unconstitutional action.
Get Out.
She is so into the democrat party and the deep state that she stinks.
Along with a strong letter of rebuke.
I was not a fan of Trump's personality. In fact, it was like nails on a chalk board to me at times. That said, Trump was magnificent as a president. Pro-America, Pro-middle class.
Aside from the sometimes sophomoric rhetoric, President Trump will go down as the best president of my lifetime. Hoping he remains a powerful political figure leading the movement to squash the republican party as we know it.
Just for the record, Lisa, what Republicany items are on your agenda. President Trump was very specific about his. What are yours?
You forgot the 19th.
That picture of Lisa you posted; is her neck going East to West, rather than North to South?
“ She needs to be censured ASAP.”
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She’s not worried about censure. Between her and her father they’ve ripped off the State and Indian tribes for plenty. She’s bagged hers.
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