Oh yeah, an object lesson in the perfidy of the National GOP and very specifically US Senate GOP leadership.
After conceding the GOP primary contest to Joe Miller, who was TEA party supported, the power crazed b**** set up her write in campaign as an independent.
I don't recall what or who changed her mind after pledging her support to Miller in her concession speech. After her announcement to run as a write-in independent the Alaska GOP declined to support her. But her US Senate crony buddies rolled up their sleeves for some serious behind the curtain maneuvers for the daughter of an old GOP corrupt old boy, Frank Murkowsky.
Bam! US Senate GOP leadership release PR statement that Murkowsky, now running as Indie, would be allowed to retain her senority position if she won. Mmmmmmm...shot across the bow of Joe Miller, a big FU to the potential GOP jr Senator. The message was clear, your office would be the third cubicle in the public men's room and committee assignments would be of the pencil counting type and Alaska would be kicked off the gravy train for their hubris in supporting a TEA favorite.
Not to be out done in the arm twisting department, the Alaska Court decided that illiteracy, stupidity, drunkenness, or crystal meth usage should be no barrier in the exercise of their enfranchisement. Any scrawl resembling the letter L, M, or an inkblot which in some way could be construed to resemble an udder would be deemed a valid vote for the Alaskan Princess.
And the little princess won.
...and proved that the third party write-in route could win.
If one lacked any scruples and had the backing of the Corrupt Bastards Club and GOP National leadership. Of course, pro-choice, pro-gay positions were just the icing.
The night Joe Miller won the primary, he was in a car wreck. Nor his fault, either.
Yeah and most all pubbies do not know this story..
Whether they CARE or NOT is open to question..
Conservatism and capitalism are atrophyed..
not counting the prevailing apathy...
blame generations of federal public schools..
you know........ that republicans allowed to happen..
proper civics and accurate history are no longer taught..
not to speak of american history.. especially not THAT...
We’ve educated a nation of cretins.. yeah your cretins..