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bbarrick8383
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Can we say, sore loser? I understand though, she has a personal grudge against Palin and want’s the last laugh.
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Dale_M
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I’m not sure the situation is any different than Joe Lieberman’s independent run for the Senate, after losing the Democratic primary in 2006. Both were incumbents with good name recognition, and a sizable amount of money in their campaign coffers. Neither wanted to give up their seat while they had a fighting chance of winning.
A key difference is that Lieberman saw his primary defeat coming, and created an independent political party simply so his name would appear on the November ballot. However, Lisa Murkowski seems have been caught by surprise and unprepared for a loss. Her write-in campaign will be much harder since she will need to convince voters to actually write in her name (and spell it correctly.) A write-in campaign for the US Senate hasn’t been successful during the past 50 years.
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Monte_RCMS
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Entitlement.
Murkowski, coming from a long-time political family, has a sense of entitlement.
Shock and dismay.
“Why … they can’t do this to her.”
“How dare they!”
[Reminds me of the NY23 contest, in which the RINO Republican Dede Cossafavva, rather than lose to a conservative/independent, threw the election to the Democrat. The conservative/independent then went on to be an advisor to a Republican challenger, Christine O’Donnell for the Senate race in Delaware; and she won. However, her opponent, Mike Castle, is still angry at his loss after 45 years in politics as the superRino. You can look up her Web site on the net and also a great site, " www.bootmikecastle.com " which was set up by an O’Donnell supporter. Currently, O’Donnell is being beaten up because she is very pro-life and because of her support from the Tea Party. ]
Murkowski, coming from a long-time political family, has a sense of entitlement.
Shock and dismay.
“Why … they can’t do this to her.”
“How dare they!”
[Reminds me of the NY23 contest, in which the RINO Republican Dede Cossafavva, rather than lose to a conservative/independent, threw the election to the Democrat. The conservative/independent then went on to be an advisor to a Republican challenger, Christine O’Donnell for the Senate race in Delaware; and she won. However, her opponent, Mike Castle, is still angry at his loss after 45 years in politics as the superRino. You can look up her Web site on the net and also a great site, " www.bootmikecastle.com " which was set up by an O’Donnell supporter. Currently, O’Donnell is being beaten up because she is very pro-life and because of her support from the Tea Party. ]
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Teelynn
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A perfect example of the narcissism that permeates the political arena in Washington. The “establishment” is entitled to be there. They are showing their vindictive claws. I wouldn’t be surprised if Mike Castle did the same. As far as I’m concerned we need to get all these people OUT!!!
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Rascalking
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One day people will realize that third parties and write in campaigns are totally worthless to mainstream politics.
No, wait-they won’t.
No, wait-they won’t.
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MarianD
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Why didn’t she just start up an “Alaska for Murkowski” party?
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bbarrick8383
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I’m not as familiar with Lieberman and the history behind his run. But Murkowski’s father was beaten by Palin. Then Palin puts her name on Murkowski’s opponent who I think was behind in the polls and gets beaten. I think it’s personal.
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mary_bobo
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Don’t ya’ just love these politicians who can’t see a Congress without them in it–they are that important. Meanwhile there are people in office now who owe millions of dollars in back taxes (story developing) and they are making tax policy for the rest of us. 
And before someone jumps, I am sure that there are Republicans in the mix. They all need to go.
And before someone jumps, I am sure that there are Republicans in the mix. They all need to go.
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Monte_RCMS
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And then we have a Secretary of the Treasury who doesn’t pay taxes because he can’t do the math.Don’t ya’ just love these politicians who can’t see a Congress without them in it–they are that important. Meanwhile there are people in office now who owe millions of dollars in back taxes (story developing) and they are making tax policy for the rest of us.
“What a country!”
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Rich_Olszewski
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I’d say it’s a case of not giving up, of getting up after you’ve been knocked down, of not saying “I’m a quitter.” I’d say it’s a case of a tough woman caught off guard, but not considering it the end of the world for that.
Good for Murkowski! She’s up against tough odds, but her opponent is an empty shirt, and I can only hope and pray that Alaskans see that.
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Beau_Ouiville
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How about Charlie Crist in FL? A popular name can be a shoo-in in the famous ‘three-way squeeze’.
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ishii
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It appears Crist is on his way to defeat - not quite the shoo-in this time. Crist trails Rubio by double digits and Meek is even further behind…
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PTL
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What a loser! No sportsmanship at all, arrogant and shameless to divide the GOP party.
She only thinks of her ego and not consider the benefit of her party and the fate of our nation. A mentality like hers deserves a second defeat so she may really have it in November. If she really runs as an independent, she ought to denounce her GOP party membership first and run as an independent to start with. It is a shame to see her action.
She only thinks of her ego and not consider the benefit of her party and the fate of our nation. A mentality like hers deserves a second defeat so she may really have it in November. If she really runs as an independent, she ought to denounce her GOP party membership first and run as an independent to start with. It is a shame to see her action.
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estesbob
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Crist is 14 points down. So much for name recognition
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Monte_RCMS
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LOL
“Ultra Right” is someone who reads the Constitution.
Anyway, not to get sidetracked:
lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=565588
Original article:
nationalreview.com/corner/247000/miller-nro-her-lifeblood-power-robert-costa
“Ultra Right” is someone who reads the Constitution.
Anyway, not to get sidetracked:
lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=565588
Original article:
nationalreview.com/corner/247000/miller-nro-her-lifeblood-power-robert-costa
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Rich_Olszewski
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…and twists it to their own narrow viewpoint.
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PTL
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No, Tea Party is not about dividing GOP, Tea Party is a grass root movement to bring back the founding fathers’ value of this nation. All experienced politicians started from zero experience. Character is far more important than rotten experiences. We need man and woman with virtue and vision to save this country. We don’t need extreme socialists to paralyze the capitalism. The fact some GOP Primary losers cannot admit their defeat are the ones who divide GOP party. Black is not white, white is not black.
And by the way, I don’t belong to any party, not GOP, not Democrat, not Tea party.
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bbarrick8383
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Here’s the problem Beau:
You need to stop telling people to change the subject and then turn around and change the subject as well and we can have a nice friendly little debate here. I understand, if you want to win an argument, control it. But let’s be honest here, we’ve all seen you hammer someone for changing the subject. But I see you change it all the time as well.
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Beau_Ouiville
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Discuss the thread; not individuals. Murkowski is working the three- way squeeze, as is Crist. HUD and Rangel have nothing to do with Paladino.
Here’s the problem Beau:
You need to stop telling people …
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