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Tag: Alaska

Its going to take some talent..

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Wed Nov 17, 2010 at 10:58:03 PM EST
Tags: Steele, Michigan, Saul Anuzis, Conservatives, Money, Alaska, Miller, Murkowski, senate, GOP, Republicans (all tags)

I am not at all sure whether Steele still has it, or if Michigan's Saul Anuzis or any other contender could pull it together, but its my opinion the national GOP is in trouble.

NOT necessarily the Republican party mind you, but the finances of the GOP going into the 2012 election cycle.

Establishment Newt Gingrich, the man who sat on a couch next to the enemy of America and Michigan, (Nancy Pelosi)promoting green policies can go pack tuna with her for all I care. His open congratulations tonight to Lisa Murkowskee (spelled wrong.. take a vote off please) tonight really drives home his allegiance to the status quo, and willingness to go along with whomever might be there to advance his political agenda. She should have been excoriated for her refusal to accept the will of the Republicans, and particularly the conservative Republicans in the primary fight. Any worthwhile committee assignments should have been withdrawn once she OPPOSED a Republican candidate.

But Ill bet there are folks who think there is a similarity to NY 23rd right? Newt was wrong THERE as well. Think not? If there was a primary vote in the 23rd you might be right... otherwise...

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Character and Consequence

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Thu Aug 26, 2010 at 07:35:33 AM EST
Tags: Murkowski, Alaska, Michigan, CD1, US Congress, Dan Benishek, Glenn Wilson, Tea Party, 3rd Parties, Joe Miller, PAC, Elections, Conservatives, Palin, Issues, similarity (all tags)

There is no question that motivated conservatives, traditionalists, (whatever you want to call them) etc., who associate themselves with the still growing tea party movement, have made a difference. Long time Democrats and Republicans both have been uprooted and thrown aside this election cycle, due to a seeming inability to control spending and abide by constitutional principle.

Tuesday marked an incredible testament to this fact with an Northern surprise. And it also gave a glimmer of where non party weaknesses may lay.

The (at this point) win by Alaskan Joe Miller in a squeaker over a sitting US Senator in the Republican primary, would in prior years, be the unthinkable. In fact, even this year, it was considered merely a remote possibility, yet it happened with the help of Palin's blessing and the tea party types. Alternately, some will point to the Arizona US Senate race race as a repudiation of the tea party contingent in THAT state.

But hold the phone. Palin also endorsed the winner in AZ.

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