Comments on: Alaska Governor Murkowski Comes in Last in Primary

By: McGehee

McGehee — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:38:00 +0000

YAJ, that may be true. I have to admit that I am surprised by the reports of how unpopular Murkowski got to be, especially since the first unpopular act of his governorship -- appointing his daughter to the Senate -- got ratified by voters two years ago.

Apparently a big part of Palin's appeal is that she refuses to accept that a gas line from Prudhoe to Valdez is less workable than one going through Canada.

That may help her win in November, but if voters flock to her based on a promise of rerouting the gas line to Valdez, she may very well end up suffering the same fate in 2010 that Murkowski just suffered in 2006.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:04:52 +0000

From the polls I have seen, the republican chances of winning the election went up considerably with this primary result.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:40:09 +0000

It's possible Palin could beat Knowles -- after all, Princess Lisa did it two years ago -- but that's not the way I would bet this morning.

Sometimes I wonder if Alaska Republicans have a pathological antipathy toward winning the governorship. Given the way things went in 1990, 1994 and 1998, the 2002 campaign seems like the fluke.

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» Gone Hollywood — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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