Lisa goes rogue - The Mudflats

[Blue_In_AK]

http://www.themudflats.net/2010/09/20/lisa-goes-rogue/

I made my way into the Dena’ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage where Lisa Murkowski was scheduled to make a “big announcement”. Earlier in the day her cousin leaked the information on her Facebook page that the announcement was going to be the launch of her write-in candidacy for U.S. Senate. I was hoping that she would change her mind at the last minute. She’s apparently been changing her mind at the last minute for some time now.

There were a few hundred people packed into the upstairs lobby and they were all beaming. The energy was high and they were passing out Lisa Murkowski buttons and yard signs. And then there came Lisa herself, dressed in blue – an interesting choice, I thought. She’s never been one like Sarah Palin who showed up at everything in a Republican red blazer, but I wondered if this wasn’t a symbolic reach out to Democrats.

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There are two elephants at this three ring circus – one whose arrogance, dirty tactics, outside money and extremist views called enough followers to the primary to actually pull it off – one whose sense of entitlement and self-delusion is matched only by the wasted enthusiasm of those who actually convinced her she could win a write-in race, and then… the adult with a clear, uncomplicated message.

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You can contribute to the adult with the clear, uncomplicated message here if you want to help us out: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/24825

[joeybee12]

1. So, does this help or hurt Scott McAdams?

I would think enough indys would be tired of the two repukes fighting one another again.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. That's what we're hoping for.

At first a lot of us were kind of despondent about Lisa jumping back in because we figured she'd siphon off a lot of moderate votes, but it's going to get really ugly here in the next two weeks between Lisa and Joe and it may just be enough to turn people off to both of them. Scott's reasonable, well-spoken and quite likable, and I see that he's brought in almost $20,000 at ActBlue since Lisa's announcement, so it's possible he could pull it off.

It's interesting that while Lisa and Joe took to the national airwaves this weekend to plead their cases, Scott was campaigning person-to-person here in Anchorage. That's the sort of thing that works in Alaska. It's a small state, so we like to get to know our politicians. It would be nice if the DSCC would throw him some money, which so far they've refused to do (as they ALWAYS ignore us up here), but a little money goes a long way here, so it shouldn't slow him down too much.


ed. One other thing, as I've mentioned here before, over 60% of Alaska's registered voters are not affiliated with either major party, so this election will be totally dependent on them.

[Octafish]

2. Here's to an 'adult with a clear, uncomplicated message.'

And may the puerile posers find the understanding necessary for them to reform their ways and become contributing members of society.

[Arctic Dave]

4. I think Walker thinking of jumping back in I think it makes Scott look better.

Republicans are looking like a group of spoil sports.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. I think you're right.

I like Bill Walker, certainly much better than Sean and maybe even better than Ethan (you know I'm not a fan), but still.....

Why even bother with primaries if it's just going to be a free-for-all in the general?

[gratuitous]

5. Let the battle begin

First to draw the King of Hearts wins.

[DCKit]

7. I hope you had the foresight to grab a tall stack of yard signs and other propaganda.

I hear they make great compost.