Poll: Lisa Murkowski Underwater with Alaska GOP Voters as Primary Nears

breitbart.com ^ | 7/25/22 | WENDELL HUSEBØ

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Establishment Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is underwater with Alaskan Republican voters, according to a Monday Morning Consult poll.

Only 41 percent approved of Murkowski’s job performance, while 46 percent disapproved.

The polling comes as Murkowski, who is supported by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), hopes to defeat Donald Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka in the August 16 Republican primary. In March polling, Murkowski trailed Tshibaka (45.4 to 28.7 percent).

Murkowski’s campaign has been flooded with donations from large political action groups. Murkowski ended the second quarter with $6.1 million in her campaign account with a second quarter raise of $1.7 million. In contrast, Tshibaka has $1.1 million on hand and raised about $585,000 last quarter. Tshibaka’s campaign has raised a total $3.1 million.

McConnell, an ardent defender of the established order in Washington, DC, is one reason Murkowski has fundraised better than Tshibaka. “It’s important for Lisa to be reelected. She’s one of the few sort of moderates in the middle of the Senate,” McConnell said of his colleague in April. “We’re going to do everything we can to make sure she’s successful.”

But the pressure on Murkowski is mounting after she backed many Democrat priorities in the Senate, including implementing gun control, confirming Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, attempting to impeach former President Donald Trump, and helping President Biden pass massive spending bills.

[cotton1706]

Primary is August 16th

[Red Badger]

Cold water, I hope......................

[AnthonySoprano]

[rktman]

Now, where did I put that life ring......

[1Old Pro]

Murkowski trailed Tshibaka (45.4 to 28.7 percent

Good, she needs to lose.

[AnthonySoprano]

“McConnell, an ardent defender of the established order in Washington, DC, is one reason Murkowski has fundraised better than Tshibaka. “It’s important for Lisa to be reelected. She’s one of the few sort of moderates in the middle of the Senate,” McConnell said of his colleague in April. “We’re going to do everything we can to make sure she’s successful.”


Half the people here still defend McConnell, who also is a Champion of Liz Cheney.

[Lurkinanloomin]

I hope the money does her as much good as it did Yeb! in 2016.

[Sacajaweau]

The ranked choice system can turn this into a legally rigged election. Dems by the thousands will vote for Murkowski.

[Lurkinanloomin]

McConnell wants more Assistant Democrats, if they are MAGA, he won’t support them.

[Sirius Lee]

Hey, Murk is the dope that chose to don a cement life jacket. Maybe she can get a job on NPR creasing Brook’s pants.

[FrankRizzo890]

[AnthonySoprano]

[Magnum44]

Here's to keeping her underwater, along with Liz Cheney

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

MORE than half of the people here would vote for McConnell tomorrow SPIT, hold your nose vote lesser of two evil BECAUSE of an R next to the name SPIT!! McConnell is a HUGE POS that is hugely responsible for what China has done to this nation but hey just keep voting for the bastard, McConnell is the PRIME EXAMPLE of why we win far more elections than the Dems YET have lost our republic!! I despise McConnell utterly despise him!!!

[Skybird]

It’s a “two-fer” on August 16th—both the Lizard (RINO-WY) and Merk (RINO-AK) will face the voters…

[AnthonySoprano]

[Right_Wing_Madman]

[Boiler Plate]

She lost in the primary before and then won as an independent.

[Jewbacca]

Time for the DOJ to arrest her opponent on groundless nonsense like it did last time.

The Deep State has been at war with America for a long time.

We’ve got the same, exact, struggle going on in Israel.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Well, that’s great she is underwater, but from what I have read the stupid “ranked voting” system just put in place in Alaska could wind up electing her again.

So stupid.