She is just another of the shits in both parties that think that their office is their god-given birthright.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Alaska Senate: Could Lisa Murkowski Run as a Libertarian? > 37 minutes ago > > Print<http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/08/alaska-senate-could-lisa-murkowski-run-as-a-libertarian/print/> > Text Size > [image: Tom Diemer] <http://www.politicsdaily.com/bloggers/tom-diemer/> > TOM DIEMER <http://www.politicsdaily.com/bloggers/tom-diemer/> > Correspondent > Author Bio » <http://www.politicsdaily.com/tom-diemer/> > Contact Author » <http://www.politicsdaily.com/contact/tom-diemer/> > Subscribe : <http://www.politicsdaily.com/bloggers/tom-diemer/rss.xml> > It may not be over yet for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, after all. The Alaska > Republican says she's "still in this game." > > Murkowski says supporters are urging her to stay in the Senate race despite > her narrow primary loss last month to Sarah Palin-backed candidate Joe > Miller, a conservative lawyer who also had Tea Party movement support. > Murkowski met briefly Tuesday with Alaska Libertarian Party candidate David > Haase, who could defer to her and withdraw, the Associated > Press<http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iXP5SqYD7mXezWparpit8qa6EsrwD9I3C6B00> > reported. > > Murkowski told the AP that "I have not made that determination that I'm > going to give up. I'm not a quitter, never have been. And I'm still in this > game." > > [image: Lisa Murkowski]Haase has until Sept. 15 to drop out, but there's > no guarantee the Libertarians would embrace Murkowski. She is regarded as a > moderate-conservative in the Senate, but like most Libertarians she is > pro-Second Amendment rights and generally favors abortion rights. Yet > Libertarian leaders earlier voted against putting Murkowski on their ballot > line and she says she will not change her views "for any party," insisting, > "You take me or leave me, because I am who I am." > > Libertarian Chairman Scot Kohlhaas said the party wants to keep channels > open for discussion, but he called a Murkowski candidacy a long shot. She > could also run as a write-in candidate, but that would be a tougher row to > hoe. Murkowski said she had an interesting talk with Haase, but isn't going > to change her "political stripes." She conceded to Miller on Aug. 31 when > tallies of absentee ballots showed she could not catch up. She lost by just > over 2,000 votes. > > The Democratic Senate candidate is Scott McAdams, mayor of Sitka. > Filed Under: Senate <http://www.politicsdaily.com/category/senate/>, > Democrats <http://www.politicsdaily.com/category/democrats/>, > Republicans<http://www.politicsdaily.com/category/republicans/> > , Primaries <http://www.politicsdaily.com/category/primaries/>, 2010 > Elections <http://www.politicsdaily.com/category/2010-elections/>, > Conservatives <http://www.politicsdaily.com/category/conservatives/>, > Campaigns <http://www.politicsdaily.com/category/campaigns/> > Tagged: dailyguidance <http://www.politicsdaily.com/tag/dailyguidance/>, Joe > Miller <http://www.politicsdaily.com/tag/Joe+Miller/>, > libertarians<http://www.politicsdaily.com/tag/libertarians/> > , Scott McAdams <http://www.politicsdaily.com/tag/Scott+McAdams/> > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
