Murkowski Denied By Libertarian Party
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) will not be on the AK Libertarian Party ballot line this fall, according to the secretary of the party.
Murkowski, who is trailing GOP primary to challenger Joe Miller by 1,688 votes with about 23K ballots still to be counted, has reportedly been seeking another way onto the ballot this fall. The Libertarian Party was considered her best option.
Rob Clift, the state Libertarian Party's secretary, told Hotline On Call that the executive committee of the party met over the weekend. When asked if the decision to keep Murkowski off the ballot line was final, Clift said: "That's correct."
Interestingly, Clift also said Murkowski had not reached out to the party.
"To be honest, no one from her campaign nor she has approached us," Clift said.
Murkowski must now consider whether to run as a write-in candidate if she goes on to lose the GOP primary. That path would be significantly harder.
What is it with these elitist RINOs? What is it about "you lost" they don't understand?
Exactly. It's like they want to die in office, or something. Let it go. The people have spoken.
If I'm an Alaska Democrat wanting to win the seat, I'd consider swapping my current candidate for Lisa Murkowski. It'd make it a tougher race for Miller to win than it is currently, you betcha.