Senate

Why Murkowski Can Win

By Jay Newton-Small | @JNSmall | September 30, 2010 | +

In this week’s dead tree edition I have a story about Senator Lisa Murkowski and why not to count her out despite the fact that no one since Strum Thurmond in 1954 has won a write in election. As the most highly subsidized state, Alaskans are feeling the loss of Ted Stevens acutely; during his 49 years in the Senate he brought billions of federal dollars to the Last Frontier. Add to that losing another senior states(wo)man (remember, the more senior, the more pork) and the prospect of a guy — Joe Miller — who wants to ween Alaska off the federal tit is downright scary for a lot of folks. There are lots of reasons why thousands of Alaskans are learning how to spell M-U-R-K-O-W-S-K-I, but most of them take a green paper form and come from the Treasury.

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  • Paul-no not that one

    “Strum Thurmond”
    .
    Ooo he HATED that. Back in 19-Ought Three he tarred and feathered the man who called him “Strum”
    .
    That silliness aside when Minnesota had a republican candidate drop out with a week to go in 1990 the (Democratic and principled) Lt Gov ruled that the intent of the voter would override not spelling the new candidate’s name (The name was Carlson) correctly.
    .
    Has that been addressed?

  • mudlock

    Yes, the Alaska Division of Elections has clarified that, as long as “voter intent” can be determined, the spelling doesn’t need to be exact.

  • Paul-no not that one

    Thanks mudlock.

  • newfreedomblog

    Jay Newton-Small, the new shill for M-U-R-K-O-W-S-K-I

  • certifiablylazy

    NewDog, the old shill for Sarah Palin Real American Approved Talking Points.

  • textee

    Has Newton-Small done anything other than pimp for every doomed Democrat from sea to shining sea?

    Can we get Newton-Small to give a shout-out for those juggernauts in Florida, to wit: the Kendrick Meek and Charlie Crist campaigns?

    I suspect that not many of Newton-Small’s fellow Democrats are quite as optimistic on the prospects for Democrat party candidates.

    Here’s a complete take-down of the bogus, debunked, discredited Time magazine/CNN “poll” on the California races that Newton-Small was recently pimping. http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/morning-jay-cnntime-poll-castle-bows-out-and-politics-census

  • certifiablylazy

    Sh!t, at least Jay’s the pimp in your narrative rather than the RNC being your pimp, Testes.

  • mfbattle

    I don’t normally agree with newfreedom, but Jay is a shill for Murkowski. Has she ever mentioned a poll that does not put Murkowski ahead (or very close)? Has she ever interviewed any of the other candidates?

  • bobell

    JNS — it’s “wean.” And while you have the dictionary out, you might want to look up “teat.”
    .
    I know you’re busy and it’s only a blog. Still …

  • ricardo4max

    Jay Small Newts: Better see a shrink. You are delusional.

  • nflfoghorn

    …and ween = wean? I know it’s getting closer to October 31, but…

  • nflfoghorn

    Dang it Bobell – I just read this! (see 3.3)

  • afguy

    Ah, the “British” contingent heard from…

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