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Murkowski on cusp of win; how will she legislate?
GOPUSA ^ | November 8, 2010 | Becky Bohrer (Associated Press)

Posted on 11/08/2010 5:14:03 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is on the cusp of vindication after waging a high stakes - and long shot - write-in campaign to keep her job.

Initial returns show write-in ballots holding a 13,439-vote edge over GOP nominee Joe Miller, and though it's not clear how many of those are for her or will be counted as valid, she's confident enough in her winning to tell supporters that they'd "made history." The write-in count starts Wednesday in Juneau.

(Excerpt) Read more at gopusa.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: conservatives; extremists; gop; joemiller; legislation; lisamurkowski; moderates; nativecorporations; natives; republicans; rinos; scottadams; teaparty; writein; writeincampaign
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The good thing about this race is that if she wins and is shown deference for political power, we will then know just how corrupt the Republican Establishment is and who is responsible. That is a good thing.


21 posted on 11/08/2010 5:41:05 PM PST by Deagle
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

How will she legislate? Like the backstabbing RINO she is.


22 posted on 11/08/2010 5:41:23 PM PST by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

She needs to be starved for funds.

Frankly, so should Alaska. Screw ‘em.


23 posted on 11/08/2010 5:42:42 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Alaskan Native tribes are in the tank with democrats..
Pity.. I will never vote for anything to help them again..
They just became my enemy.. anti-american enemys..

This will not forgotten.. bad move by them..
If they are naive I don't care.. I am probably not alone..

24 posted on 11/08/2010 5:43:42 PM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Miller was on Hannity and he says they still have military ballots to be counted.


25 posted on 11/08/2010 5:44:53 PM PST by ronnie raygun (Why is it when I hear compromise I hear crickets)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

She’ll be the same RINO as always. You can never count on her to not vote with the Rats.


26 posted on 11/08/2010 5:51:52 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Initial returns show write-in ballots holding a 13,439-vote edge

AP = Always Propaganda!

Total Premature BS! What AP stated is assuming all of the write-in ballots are for Murki. They are not. There were more than 100 write-in candidates. Some of them had substantial organizations behind them. We shall see. Then there is the issue of Absentee (mostly Military) ballots.

27 posted on 11/08/2010 5:54:49 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

*IF* she wins, let her caucus with the DIMWIT Party. When the Republicans take the Senate in 2012 she’ll have four years to lament what a complete and utter boob she’d been.

For that very reason alone, I’m willing to bet she’ll play coy but then agree to caucus with the Republicans. She won’t want to join the losing side.

Personally, she can take a hike for all I care.


28 posted on 11/08/2010 5:57:56 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Defund National Peoples Radio!! Democrats are for free speech. Just not for you.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Investigate, investigate and investigate this one.


29 posted on 11/08/2010 6:06:05 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Hmmmmmm ....

Assume, M'ski got 95% of the write in votes (it is likely less) and then assume 95% of those pass inspection (only 5% fail) and she ends up with 75,089 votes and a lead of 5,337 votes.

Those are optimistic numbers for M'ski, but if they hold up JoeM would have to get 5,338 more votes than M'ski in the 37,000 absentee ballots - certainly doable.

30 posted on 11/08/2010 6:07:11 PM PST by RileyD, nwJ (proud husband, father, and grandfather)
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To: RightOnTheBorder; Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The press is definitely pulling for that fish-mouthed woman

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31 posted on 11/08/2010 6:10:28 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

If Murkowski ends up winning, she will have no real power in the Senate. She will lose her rank on committees and be essentially a freshman Senator.


32 posted on 11/08/2010 6:12:12 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (The Republic of the United States of America)
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To: Texas Fossil
Then there is the issue of Absentee (mostly Military) ballots.

Are the military even allowed to vote absentee? I thought that was outlawed in most states for this election.

33 posted on 11/08/2010 6:13:39 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s ( If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

AK is as stupid AZ. Screw the RINOs.


34 posted on 11/08/2010 6:26:55 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

It is likely that AK military absentee ballots will be counted. They have one of the highest percentage of deployed military and those in Palin’s wake I am sure have cooperated to see that they get their ballots.

I do not know whether the SOS in AK is Republican, but suspect it is.

I smell a fish with the GOPUSA group. Did a little research and it has a murky background. Fitting for Murki.


35 posted on 11/08/2010 6:29:49 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Some interesting info on GOPUSA here:

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Endeavor_Media_Group%2C_LLC

I have no way of verifying what is stated, but it appears to be a shaddowy beast.

If it is truly “Conservative” they would not be supporting Murki in AK.


36 posted on 11/08/2010 6:36:04 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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To: Texas Fossil
Some of them had substantial organizations behind them.

Name some of the write-in candidate who had "substantial organizations" behind them.

37 posted on 11/08/2010 6:47:35 PM PST by freedomwarrior998
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

There was a thread on FR that said Miller won already. Geesh!!


38 posted on 11/08/2010 7:00:49 PM PST by diamond6 (Pray the Rosary to defeat communism and Obamacare!!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

She will vote liberal and statist.


39 posted on 11/08/2010 7:01:04 PM PST by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I’m sorry, I take that back. I got an email from a Republican site that said he won.


40 posted on 11/08/2010 7:01:31 PM PST by diamond6 (Pray the Rosary to defeat communism and Obamacare!!)
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