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So is a Nelson Muntz "Ha ha!" moment or a Lisa Simpson "Meh?" More meh, I guess, since the
party that would win the Alaska Senate seat was never in dispute. What was unusual was that Lisa Murkowski
lost her Republican primary, and still managed to win on a write-in vote. That almost never happens. But the ha ha comes in when you consider that Joe Miller was almost as big a nut as Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell. All Sarah Palin endorsements, and all
losers. Okay, so that's a BIG ha ha moment.
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Lisa Murkowski Defeats Joe Miller In 2010 Alaska Senate Race
History, the GOP, the tea party, Sarah Palin and her own mouthful of a name worked against her. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski conquered them all Wednesday, becoming the first Senate candidate in more than 50 years to win a write-in campaign. . .
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I am kind of surprised that she won. First, trying to spell Murkowski.
ReplyDeleteBut, if this plays out like Liberman, Alaska is not better off with Murkowski.
Doesn't say much about the Democrat, thoug, does it.