PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT HQ SHOCKER! Challenger Miller Upsets Murkowski in Alaska GOP Senate Primary MORE RESULTS: McCain Wins in Arizona GOP Primary; Scott Wins GOP Gubernatorial Nomination in Florida
ALASKA SENATE UPSET: Palin-Backed GOP Challenger Defeats Murkowski, AOSHQ Declares By Robert Stacy McCain 5:20 a.m. ET Sen. Lisa Murkowski was defeated in Tuesday’s Republican primary by conservative challenger Joe Miller. An endorsement by Sarah Palin, and support from pro-lifers and Tea Party activists, proved decisive in the Gulf War veteran’s hard-fought victory over Murkowski. With 77% of precincts reporting when ballot counting ended […]
Joe Miller Didn’t Give Me Bloggola
Six weeks ago, I reported about Joe Miller’s Senate campaign in Alaska, and yesterday Ace of Spades endorsed Miller. Thanks to the Daily Caller, Ace now finds it necessary to point out that he didn’t do it for money: I got annoyed when the Tea Party Express kept asking me to promote Joe Miller. I know they […]
Sen. Ted Stevens, R.I.P.
While there are conflicting reports, officials have told several news organizations that the Alaska Republican and several other people were killed in the crash of a small plane. Wolf Blitzer provides the CNN obituary: UPDATE: “Hey Daily Beast, There’s a Difference Betweent ‘Topical’ and ‘Too Soon.’”
Levi Lied, Sully Cried
Andrew Sullivan detects a conspiracy to silence the trailer trash hustlers courageous souls who speak the Trig Truth: In Palinland, no one knows what’s really going on. But I wonder if this is a somewhat panicked response to the recent blip upwards in web interest in the Trig question. With all these family members able to speak […]
Lisa Murkowski’s Palin Problem
Joe Miller is the Republican primary challenger to Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who was rated No. 5 on the Human Events list of “Top 10 Senate RINOs” (and that was when Arlen Specter was still a Republican). The Aug. 24 Alaska primary is the subject of my latest American Spectator column: Any disinterested political observer would be tempted […]
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