Posted on 08/25/2010 12:44:16 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In a shocking upset, Joe Miller is the winner of the Alaska Senate primary if the current vote projection holds for the Republican primary election. With half of the precincts reporting, Miller holds a slight 51.8 to 48.2% lead over the GOP incumbent senator. The vote lead has been consistent during the early counting and even increased slightly as more precincts have been counted in Alaska.
Joe Miller has been a heavy underdog in pre-election polls, trailing the senator by 20-30 points. Nobody thought this race would be close.
In fact, the mainstream media has been using the Alaska primary challenge from Miller as evidence that Sarah Palin’s endorsements are not all that useful. Palin endorsed Joe Miller several weeks ago. The press assumed that Lisa would beat Miller easily as the polls predicted, which fed a certain group-think that is comforting to liberals.
Even if the sitting senator manages to come back from the vote deficit, any victory for her will be razor thin. And that is appearing more and more unlikely as the evening progresses. In reality Palin is the most powerful voice in politics today. Her endorsements generate interest, campaign donations, grassroots support, and results at the ballot box.
The meme that Palin endorsements are irrelevant began surfacing in early August and became an oft repeated mantra by liberal television commentators in the mainstream media. If the Alaska senate results hold up for Joe Miller, the former governor of Alaska will have shut them up permanently.
Right Pundits will stay up late to give you the final Alaska primary results for Joe Miller just as soon as we can make an early call officially. We are almost there. Even as this brief piece was written, Joe Miller extended his lead slightly while more precincts in the state were counted. The winner of the Alaska primary appears to be Joe Miller, and Sarah Power will be undeniable even to her critics. We will make the call official soon, assuming it is warranted.
So what is known about Joe Miller’s biography? He has eight kids and a game wife named Kathleen Miller. He grew up in Kansas but moved west to Alaska at the age of 16. He holds a law degree and various positions of local authority in the judiciary, including that of U.S. Magistrate Judge in Fairbanks Alaska. He earned a Bronze Star for bravery in the Gulf War after graduating high in his class from West Point.
What an election result! Reader comments welcome.
still sad news, almost HALf of all republicans support big government. It should be obvious Miller is the best choice for small government
They will probably try to say that Palin’s support almost cost Miller the election.
It will be nice to have real men for a change.
I bet our extraordinary ladies are tired of taking up the slack. ;o)
People shoot at her in the woods?
US SENATOR (R) REP
Total
Number of Precincts 438
Precincts Reporting 288 65.8 %
Times Counted 84674/487456 17.4 %
Total Votes 84035
Miller, Joe REP 43458 51.71%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 40577 48.29%
;^)
US SENATOR (R) REP
Total
Number of Precincts 438
Precincts Reporting 288 65.8 %
Times Counted 84674/487456 17.4 %
Total Votes 84035
Miller, Joe REP 43458 51.71%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 40577 48.29%
I wish Sarah endorsed J.D. Hayworth in Arizona, too. Grrr!
These are two Republicans in a primary. They are not so slick at the recount game, even against each other. If Murkowski concedes Perhaps we should all send her flowers.
Yea...I realized that after I hit post! LOL
They’re already throwing Gov. Huckabee into the mix to muddy the waters
Murkowski Would Add To Growing List of Fallen Incumbents
By Kyle Trygstad | August 25, 2010 3:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is in danger of becoming the seventh Member of Congress to lose a primary this year, as she trails Republican challenger Joe Miller in Tuesday’s contest. Following Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and Bob Bennett (R-Utah), Murkowski would be the third senator this cycle to lose, which is the highest total since 1980.
With 61 percent of precincts reporting, Miller led 51 percent to 49 percent, with just 2,300 votes separating the two.
“What’s the moose hunting like in the beltway,” Miller asked in a 3 a.m. EDT message on his Twitter page, when half of precincts were reporting and Miller was clinging to a close margin.
Most political observers were not expecting Miller to mount such a serious campaign against Murkowski, who holds a ten-to-one cash advantage. Plus, despite a dearth of polling on the race, the most recent primary poll showed Murkowski with at least a 30-point lead.
However, Miller had a couple powerful endorsements in his pocket, including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
The race helped Alaska steal the show on a primary night that featured numerous competitive House races, Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) big victory and the often unpredictable Florida.
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/08/murkowski-would-add-to-growing.html
The Presstitutes would’ve painted that as a backstabbing of the man that picked her for his running mate. Hell, there’s a major homosexual blogger who persists in saying her Down Syndrome boy is really her grandchild!!
LOL So he didn't win her in a game of some sort?
huckabee late endorsement was responsible for the 30 point turn around! Sarah, almost cost Miller the victory!
Look at this story.
“Primary losses blunt Palin’s ‘mama grizzly’ claws
By PHILIP ELLIOTT (AP) – 5 days ago”
snip
“”I would expect Sarah’s going to be very embarrassed by the results Tuesday,” said Republican pollster Marc Hellenthal, who is not involved in the primary. “She’s been delivering everybody else’s state but she won’t be able to deliver her own.””
Bye-Bye, Leeza! Don't let Alaska hit you in the @$$ on the way out!
PING!
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