Dems see new hope in Alaska if tea party's Joe Miller wins

[babsbunny]

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/08/26/99687/dems-see-new-hope-in-alaska-if.html#storylink=omni_popular

By Erika Bolstad | McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — Wasting no time with a potential Republican upset in what had been a previously ungettable U.S. Senate seat, national Democrats on Wednesday made their move in Alaska.

Democrats don't yet know officially whether their new candidate, Scott McAdams of Sitka, will face lawyer Joe Miller of Fairbanks. Miller, backed by the Tea Party Express, continues to hold a lead in the Republican primary over incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski as absentee ballots are counted. Murkowski, in office since 2002, has not conceded, but trails by 1,668 votes, with all the precincts counted.

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[Blue_In_AK]

1. I'm VERY excited about Scott McAdams.

I've been reading a lot about him the last couple of days, and he is indeed the real deal. The Mudflats reports that he is currently at #5 on ActBlue, which is excellent news, because he's going to need lots of money to counteract the Tea Party's "money bomb," for Joe Miller. I'm here to tell you that Joe Miller would be a DISASTER in the Senate. We can't afford to give SP this win.

Please read this article at The Mudflats, if you haven't already. http://www.themudflats.net/2010/08/26/scott-mcadams-is-out-of-the-gate/


Having two Democratic senators from Alaska would be sheer bliss, a return to our Democratic roots. :) And it's more possible now than ever.