Not exactly, Murkowski is practically a democrat.
Just what line did he cross???
That’s all you need to know about murkowski. But I suspect the goal here is to get dems to vote for her.
Good reason to more strongly oppose her (not that anyone needs more reason. She’s a known quantity.)
Big deal
< delusional>”He’d be great as a republican.” </ delusional>
Murkowsky, like every other Bush League Republican, is a valuable Assistant Democrat.
You stroke me, I’ll stroke you.
I live in Alaska, and in real life, I actually know Murkowski as an acquaintance. She’s a clever politician. Her write-in campaign to remain senator was a stroke of genius.
Folks need to remember when Alaska obtained statehood we were a predominantly Democrat state. That has changed over the years, but there is still a strong constituency of Democrat voters. Murkowski, Rep. Don Young, former Sen. Ted Stevens, and former Gov. Palin all understood this and balanced their approaches to the voters to present a kind of hybrid of social conservativism and leftist government policy up here. For instance, one year Palin gave all of the residents of the state extra money for heating fuel. In another instance, both Young and Murkowski today posted statements saying that the Republican National Committee’s statements about persecution of the Jan. 6 rioters were too extreme.
It’s also good to remember about 17 percent (?) of our population is Alaska Native, who were very dependent on government money. Murkowski and the rest understand this and depend on that relationship to obtain votes. Add those voters to the small core of urban leftists in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau, plus that (R) next to the name, and you’re over the top and elected to office.
Murky and Manchin are two sides of the same coin, using the government money to buy support while occasionally standing apart from their respective parties. It’s good to be the kingmaker. And no matter what you think of these two, they are genuinely devoted to the state, even if its kind of Fabian socialist - government largesse approach. No wonder they share sympathies.
Like Carlin said, it’s a big club, and you’re not in it.
That’s nice that he and Pelosi can agree on some things
Anyone who wasn’t paying attention and wanted to see manchin join the GOP ought to take careful notice now. In DC, it’s about incumbents guarding their turf and covering for one another, despite what role t hey may play in the ongoing theater of politics. In reality, he wouldn’t rise to the despicable level of a RINO were he to switch. And take note that he gladly accepted the bribe of giving his wife a sinecure in the biden mob, which job she still holds.