Breaking: Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wins re-election to Senate as write-in candidate

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 11/17/10 | Unattributed

[Happy Rain]

Tell Russia we want our $7,200,000 back.

[presently no screen name]

You got a problem w/Paladino?

[presently no screen name]

I firmly believe their was alot going on behind the scenes when it came to voting.

Did you see that video where Cuomo/HUD said we will give loans to those we know can’t pay them? And NY’ers left back when his daddy was governor - he was so bad.

[ari-freedom]

who doesn’t?

[gleeaikin]

According to the rest of the WSJ article, she has enough votes even if they don’t count the misspellings.

[presently no screen name]

Who is against him - commie liberals, anti-Americans, unions, pro-choice, homosexuals - basically the low life’s of NY - the typical Barry voter.

[Prokopton]

If the election is indeed over, consider this event as lessons learned in the quest to purge all Rinos.

I consider the 2010 midterm elections as proof of the peoples ability to rid themselves of liberals both of the Democrat and the RINO variety. Choosing conservative candidates was widely successful. A few seats where conservatives lost they were running against both the Democrats and the entrenched Republican elites. California is a lost cause and is seen more as a foreign country than a state.

All in all, the lesson to be learned is nominate true conservatives, work hard for their election, and remove from power those Republican party "leaders" who see conservative candidates as a threat to their positions of power.

[carton253]

Murkowsi did make history. She won the Senate on the strength of a write-in campaign. Just because Obama used that phrase doesn’t make it off limits to other politicians.

[carton253]

She broke no laws in running a write-in campaign. The problem is that 90+ thousands didn’t care that she broke her word and voted for her.

[carton253]

Palin did not hurt these candidates. In fact, she helped them tremendously.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’m not into that kind of cheap “history”. But, whatever. That goes for Barry’s “history” also.

[La Enchiladita]

I consider the 2010 midterm elections as proof of the peoples ability to rid themselves of liberals both of the Democrat and the RINO variety.

Blue Dog Democrats -- the more moderate, non-liberal Dems -- were voted out. The remainder are the most liberal Democrats. Now, tell us who of the "RINOs" were voted out and who replaced them. I assume the replacements meet with your approval.

[La Enchiladita]

I noticed that, once we offered the correct information, no one was able to refute it. But then, I recall that Miller based his “campaign” on rumors anyway. It’s a sad substitute for substance.

[Tzimisce]

She broke no laws in running a write-in campaign. The problem is that 90+ thousands didn’t care that she broke her word and voted for her.

I would be absolutely willing to bet that she broke some laws. Most states make it illegal for two people from the same party to run for the same office. Why else go through all the trouble and expense of having a primary?

Also I believe there is a statute in Alaska that forbids cheat sheets in polling places. If I remember correctly, a judge (appointed by Murkowski's father) said the law could be ignored this time.

As for Alaskan voters, there is a reason our government is treating us this way: a majority keeps voting for it.

If I was Chuck Rangel, I'd be walking out of the ethics hearing too. He was re-elected with 79.9% of the vote. What are you going to do to him?

And Murkowski will keep being a RINO - she just got re-elected, so what's it hurting her?

[isom35]

she pulled an al franken.

[carton253]

You made the accusation. It would be nice to know just what laws you think she broke. If you want.

[Tzimisce]

I think I laid it out rather plainly.

If you want to be actively ignorant, go for it.

That was one of my points.

[WVNan]

I have a feeling that something dreadful is going to happen to this woman. Its a feeling I can’t shake.

Strange.....I was just sitting here thinking the same thing. I see great disaster for her, and I'm not usually wrong about such things.

[Theodore R.]

I think she will be rewarded immensely beyond what even she demands. People in AK won’t figure it out.

[La Enchiladita]

Also I believe there is a statute in Alaska that forbids cheat sheets in polling places.

I think it's odd you would consider a list of write-in candidates openly displayed at the polling place to be a "cheat sheet." We do this in California, posted at the sign-in table. It is the same thing as having the ballot in front of you while you are voting in the booth. The write-ins are candidates who have gone through a legal process to qualify as such. Why withhold that information from the voter and why differ from state to state, especially for federal offices??

The problem with the Miller supporters is you keep making stuff up...