Murkowski announces reelection bid opposed by Trump

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial and has repeatedly bumped heads with the former president, announced Friday that she will run for reelection.

Trump, who has focused his political efforts on punishing his political opponents, endorsed a leading opponent of Murkowski in June. Kelly Tshibaka was commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Administration before resigning to run for the Senate. In July, the Alaska Republican State Central Committee endorsed Tshibaka after Murkowski’s impeachment vote.

“My heart is, and always has been, in Alaska, and that’s why I am proud to announce my campaign for reelection to the US Senate in 2022,” Murkowski said in a statement. She emphasized that she has always made Alaska, its industries and its people her top priority.

The Murkowski reelection bid will be closely watched nationally as Trump seeks to bring down a senator whose name has a rich political history in the state. Her father, Frank Murkowski, was a former governor and a longtime U.S. senator.

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[Tomconroy]

1. Good for her. Not afraid of the orange jerk.

[jimfields33]

2. This is a perfect election to get a good democratic candidate to run.

With all the turmoil in the Alaska GOP, the Democratic candidate for Alaska senate should win.

[Tomconroy]

3. I think Senator Murkowski won as a write in in a three way

Race one time. Dems don't seem to figure up there.

[rpannier]

5. 2010

She beat Joe Miller (Teahadist) and Scott McAdams (D)
McAdams finished a distant 3rd

[Slammer]

18. Make her a Democrat

I think we need to let her know if she loses the Republican nomination again this time that we'd be happy to welcome her into the Democratic Party.

She's only about a third of a Democrat, at best. But she's likely the best 'Democrat' we could get up there.

Just having her vote with the Democrats on 60% of the party line votes (stipulating 'and all the major votes') would be a vast improvement for us. I'd be willing to throw her a chairmanship (with some limitations and understandings) and let her 'keep her seniority' in her new caucus in exchange for that..

[rpannier]

4. She has a built in constituenc that will always vote for her

One of her strongest is among Inuit Alaskans. Many vote Democratic, but always vote for her.
She won as a write-in in 2010.

[obamanut2012]

6. Inuit Alaskan voters will trump Trump

Usually vote Dem, but they are very loyal to Murkowski, and have sealed her victory a couple times.

[Walleye]

7. She's being primaried anyway.She wants to do is good for Alaska. Screw up courage and vote for BBB

[DFW]

8. Sort of like the Buffalo, NY mayor's race

The party of a popular incumbent can be manipulated to deny that incumbent the nomination. It cannot, however, deny the local voters the right to disagree with, and vote against their move. McTurtle can pour all the RSCC money he wants against Murkowski, but if a majority of Alaskans want her back despite that, she retains her seat no matter what primary numbers are trotted out by the local party.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Can we flip her? If senators can be bought and sold, why can't we buy her?

[cstanleytech]

14. Except you are overlooking her voting record which has her voting largely in lockstep with

her fellow Republicans.
So would she be an asset or an anchor? I lean towards anchor.

[Irish_Dem]

20. When you buy a senator, the thing you are paying for is their vote.

[Slammer]

19. If they're trying, they're not trying hard enough. n/t

[multigraincracker]

10. She has bigger balls than all of

the guy pubs.

[Vogon_Glory]

11. She ought to go Independent

From here in Texas it looks like the Alaskan Republican Party has gone Cray-Cray like so much of the rest of Club Pachyderm. The Cray-Cray trend in the GQP is increasing, not withering: there’s less and less for her there at the Republicans’ tents.

Also, she beat them once as an Indie and she can likely do it again.

[samnsara]

12. i donated to her write in..if theres no D running I will send her some $

[twodogsbarking]

13. Trump fears women.

[Polybius]

15. I'm sure she'll lose her primary and then run as a write-in again

Hey, it worked in 2010.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. The orange tub of lard just won't go away.

[monkeyman1]

17. absolute complete bull-shit - no way in hell is running again !

indictment list is going to look like websters dictionary !

[Irish_Dem]

21. His followers won't care, in fact they will like it.

[monkeyman1]

22. they way there going down, c-19 death's & insurrection - there dwindling fast !