U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who lost Alaska’s GOP primary last month in a stunning upset to a tea-party backed rival, announced Friday that she’s mounting a write-in candidacy in a bid to hold onto her job.
Murkowksi told supporters at a late afternoon rally in Anchorage that she’s worried about Republican nominee Joe Miller’s extremist views, as well as the Democratic candidate’s inexperience.
The decision follows Miller’s surprise win in last month’s primary. Murkowski acknowledged she made mistakes during the primary campaign, but promised she’ll be more aggressive this time in running against Miller.
I think that she will talke more votes from teabagger Miller than remarkably-liberal-for-Alaska McAdams.