ClydeR
08-26-2010, 12:02 PM
Frank Murkowski put Palin through a difficult political campaign in 2006 when she defeated him to become a successful governor of Alaska. Not content with merely defeating Mr. Murkowski, Palin has now defeated his daughter too. Palin's endorsed candidate narrowly leads Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary. Victory is a dish best served cold.
Joe Miller's lead over U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski slightly narrowed to 1,668 votes with all the election precincts counted Wednesday. A stunned Murkowski said she is not giving up hope until absentee ballots are counted starting next week.
"It ain't over yet, folks," Murkowski said at her campaign headquarters in Anchorage. "There are thousands of absentees that are yet to come in."
Miller was leading with 47,027 votes to 45,359 for Murkowski after the final precinct results came in late Wednesday afternoon. More than 16,000 absentees were requested from the Division of Elections and about 7,600 of them have come back so far.
Murkowski wouldn't discuss whether she'd pursue a third-party candidacy or independent write-in candidacy to keep the seat if she loses the Republican primary. "It is way, way, way too premature to even be talking about that," she said.
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Murkowski would have to win 55-60% of the Republican absentee ballots to turn it around. That's not likely.
For starters, Palin's candidate will stop funding the UN, abolish the department of education, abolish the NEA, stop sending aid to foreign countries, repeal Obamacare, and outlaw abortion.
Joe Miller's lead over U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski slightly narrowed to 1,668 votes with all the election precincts counted Wednesday. A stunned Murkowski said she is not giving up hope until absentee ballots are counted starting next week.
"It ain't over yet, folks," Murkowski said at her campaign headquarters in Anchorage. "There are thousands of absentees that are yet to come in."
Miller was leading with 47,027 votes to 45,359 for Murkowski after the final precinct results came in late Wednesday afternoon. More than 16,000 absentees were requested from the Division of Elections and about 7,600 of them have come back so far.
Murkowski wouldn't discuss whether she'd pursue a third-party candidacy or independent write-in candidacy to keep the seat if she loses the Republican primary. "It is way, way, way too premature to even be talking about that," she said.
More... (http://www.adn.com/2010/08/25/1425363/millers-lead-slims-murkowski-awaits.html)
Murkowski would have to win 55-60% of the Republican absentee ballots to turn it around. That's not likely.
For starters, Palin's candidate will stop funding the UN, abolish the department of education, abolish the NEA, stop sending aid to foreign countries, repeal Obamacare, and outlaw abortion.