Joe Miller Drops to Third Place in Alaska Race
Alaskan underdog and US Senate candidate Joe Miller scored a startling victory over incumbent Lisa Murkowski in August's Republican primary, but in political time during an election year, August was eons ago, and now Miller needs another boost from (continued).
Alaskan underdog and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller scored a startling victory over incumbent Lisa Murkowski in August’s Republican primary, but in political time during an election year, August was eons ago, and now Miller needs another boost from Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and other tea-party-friendly conservatives to carry him through Tuesday. –KA
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Republican heavy-hitters and television stars join Palin and husband Todd today at a Miller “Change D.C.” rally in Anchorage. The rally coincides with the release of a new poll by the Hays Research Group that shows Miller trailing Murkowski, who is running as a write-in candidate, and Democratic challenger Scott McAdams. The poll found write-in candidates, which presumably includes Murkowski, with 34 percent of the vote; McAdams with 29 percent; and Miller with 23 percent.
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