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Joe Miller Says Alaska Senate Challenge Is the ‘Right Fight’

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Joe Miller is fighting as though Alaska’s Senate race has yet to occur.

He has maintained a presence on TV, conservative radio and the Internet, casting himself as a righteous reformer in the face of an out-of-control establishment. He is still raising money and speaking out against his opponent.

Miller has mounted a vigorous post-election campaign as his lawyers wage a last-ditch legal challenge to throw out write-in ballots for Sen. Lisa Murkowski in their hard-fought Senate race.

A hand count of ballots showed Murkowski ahead by 10,328 votes, or 2,169 when excluding votes challenged by Miller’s campaign. Miller wants a judge to set standard of review for the ballots and a possible recount.

While there’s hope this could swing the election in his favor, Miller insists that it’s less about win-or-lose now and more about principle, ensuring the law is upheld and that the election is fair.

Miller told The Associated Press that he’s “more convinced than ever that this is the right fight, not for Joe Miller but for Alaska.”

The legal challenge has left the Senate seat in limbo just one month before the race’s winner is scheduled to be sworn in.

If the fight drags on, Alaska could be left with only one senator until the dispute is resolved. That means the next Senate would be a 99-member body as it returns to take up important matters like tax cuts. Murkowski could also lose her leadership positions if the new Senate convenes without her, her attorneys warn.

People who know Miller describe the Ivy League-educated lawyer and Army veteran as driven, emotional, focused on the mission at hand.

He knows what’s at stake in fighting on, including running the risk of looking like a sore loser or hurting his chances of running for office again, perhaps against U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, in 2014. But he insists he doesn’t care.

“My only call is to be faithful to what I believe is the right thing to do,” he said, “and I’ll trust God for the ultimate outcome.”

Miller relentlessness has occurred despite calls from his own party to concede and Murkowski having already declared herself the victor. Some of his highest-profile supporters have either gone silent or moved on and urged him to do the same.

Miller won the Republican nomination in the August primary with the backing of former Gov. Sarah Palin and the tea party crowd. Murkowski responded by becoming the first politician to win a write-in U.S. Senate campaign in more than 50 years.

Miller believes the state’s running of the election favored Murkowski, who mounted a write-in campaign after losing her primary to Miller.

State law calls for write-in ballots to have the candidate’s last name or name as it appears on the declaration of candidacy written next to the filled-in ballot oval and Miller believes that standard should have been adhered to strictly. But the state used discretion in determining voter intent, counting ballots with misspellings toward Murkowski’s tally — a practice it has defended as being in line with case law.

A federal judge, calling both interpretations plausible, blocked certification of the race pending resolution of Miller’s complaint. The judge sent the matter to state court and a hearing is set for Wednesday.

That decision buoyed Miller supporters, deflated after the count of write-in votes went for Murkowski.

The glimmer of hope is reflected in a banner on the website for the tea party-style Conservative Patriots Group, which reads: “We are keeping our fingers crossed for Joe Miller.” South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC has reported raising more than $150,000 for Miller’s legal bills, and a spokesman says DeMint remains behind Miller “100 percent.”

“You can say it‘s a long shot but we’re still in the fight,” said Bill Peck of Maryland, who served as a ballot observer for Miller. “And I think we have a strong case.”

The state GOP thinks otherwise. Chairman Randy Ruedrich, who publicly supported Miller after his primary triumph, has called on him to “respect the will of the voters” and concede. Both the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Republican National Committee, once vocal backers of Miller, have fallen silent since the last votes were tallied in mid-November.

“The election is over; the state should certify it as soon as it’s legally allowed to do so, and we should move on to other elections,” state GOP spokesman Casey Reynolds said. “Dragging it on really doesn’t serve any real purpose.”

Miller, joined by Palin and others in an effort to oust Ruedrich from his post in 2008, said he considers it an “honor and a privilege” to have Ruedrich fight him. Given the state party’s “history of supporting corrupt practices and corrupt politicians,” he said Ruedrich’s opposition “means I am doing something right.”

Miller’s camp has complained about the state moving up the date for hand counting write-in ballots by eight days, saying it made it impossible to get the full complement of ballot watchers to Juneau in time to oversee the start of the process. Murkowski has claimed no hardship.

Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell, who oversees elections, wanted the date moved up to allow more time for the counting to occur and any challenges to take place.

As for the court case, Miller’s attorneys opposed the expedited schedule, wanting to ensure they had time to comb through ballots and precinct logs to ensure there weren’t widespread voting problems. Attorneys for the state want a ruling this week to allow time for appeal and for the race to be certified before next month’s swearing in. They call Miller’s concerns about voting irregularities unfounded.

Miller was widely considered the favorite in the race, with his call for a smaller federal government and greater state’s rights resonating. But he suffered from a series of high-profile campaign stumbles — the handcuffing of a journalist by his security detail after a town hall and the disclosure that he’d lied and had been disciplined for using computers at his government job for political purposes.

“This has been a bruising process but there is a price to be paid for stepping out and advocating a fundamental change of direction,” he said.

Political science professor Jerry McBeath doesn‘t think Miller is doing himself great political damage so long as he’s willing to accept the decision of the state courts.

If he ultimately loses this race, and chooses to run again, he said Miller could do it without the GOP backing. After all, Murkowski did.

Comments (129)

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  • spendthrift
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 3:48am

    You Betcha Joe…..

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  • ChillyinAlaska
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 2:49am

    Fight on Joe, and expose the corruption and voter fraud. There was absolutely no reason to misspell MurCokesucker, as the polling place had her name on a list, and her campaign had passed out bracelets that could be worn into the voting booth with her name on it! Alaska law should be followed, and a hand recount should be done to accurately count the votes. The allegations of voter fraud need to be investigated also, and sunlight shown on this issue.
    Murcowscum is corrupt and doesn’t represent Alaskans, but represents special interests who contribute to her campaign fund as she fixes earmarks and special contracts for them with taxpayer money. Fight on Joe and expose all this, AND I think you might even win if they are forced to follow Alaska Law, and not change the rules to benefit the corrupt.

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  • runnin.whitehorse
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 2:46am

    Keep fighting, Joe! Those bastard dogs who continue to “BEND RULES” and the worthless American Citizen’s who are not responsible enough to get such a little detail correct, especially in a special circumstances, write-in candate election must just not be worthy because of stupidity to even have a right to vote. You make a wrong damn turn and a cop gives you a 150 speeding ticket, but in elections, poor, poor Americian citizen to damn stupid to dimple out his chad. You’d think after all these years, Al gore would finally figure out who he really should have been mad with. Incompetent American citizens. ha

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  • Matthew
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 2:45am

    This is really an embarrassment for Alaska and for American elections in general. The Alaskan law clearly and explicitly states that the oval must be filled in and the name correctly spelled. It did not allow for exceptions or for discretionary and subjective interpretation of intent by partisan election officials.

    Our election laws, especially, should be followed to the letter. If people want to change the law, then do so in the state legislature or in Congress, not at the 11th hour when counting votes. And especially not by people with personal and partisan axes to grind. Democracy demands better this this.

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  • squeaker
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 2:32am

    Good for you Joe… Keep going… Mcow should have given it up when you won the primary.

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    • Reagan/Demint.deciple
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 7:22am

      You’re right, she should’ve given up and then ENDORSED Miller.. That is the correct thing to do.. but skanks will be skanks…

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  • Chicago Ray
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:55am

    Absolutely worth fighting for. Murkowski represents everything wrong with politics and hopefully with Daley retiring, the Kennedy clan finally in the past, and Slick regime dying a slow death, the days of the Political Kingdom‘s are over for these people once Obama’s shipped back in disgrace to this city that claimed him as a Messiah.

    A lot of nothing

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  • M 4 Colt
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:24am

    Joe, you keep on fighting!!!! the law is the law!!!!!

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  • LuvThisCntry
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:04am

    Joe, in our eyes, you are the winner and should be the Senator for Alaska. God bless you.

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  • WireWizard
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:24am

    I think it is our obligation to make them follow the rule of law. I was disappointed when they gave up so easy on Franken. We have to make a stand, and I am proud to support Miller.

    Don’t give up the fight, Joe
    Where is John Galt?

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  • JohnnyJT
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:21am

    Go Joe

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  • AntiSlaver
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:16am

    By Alaska law the if the voter does not spell the write in candidates name correctly the vote doesn’t count for that candidate. In other words Alaska law does not allow for ballot counters to place intent on a voter. Fight Win Joe Miller

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  • enduro
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:16am

    That alaskan skank murcooky voted for the food bill. She is nothing but a rhino. I can’t believe how the union controls the voting in this country. Do you really think your vote counts.

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    • Reagan/Demint.deciple
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 7:18am

      UUmm, yeah our vote counts… look at the tidal wave of repubs voted in this election cycle.. It counts..
      I love the name murcooky , lol.. Good one.. I agree she is a skank and may as well change her party to dummycrat because she sure votes that way… eeerrr !!! <<<< Anger

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  • conservativepatriot93
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:15am

    God bless Joe Miller. Keep fighting!

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  • AntiSlaver
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:14am

    By Alaska law the if the ballot does not spell the write in candidates name correctly the vote doesn’t count. In other words Alaska law does not allow for ballot counters to place intent on a voter. Fight Win Joe Miller

     
    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:35am

      I agree. If the shoe was on the other foot, Murkowski would have the ACLU, J. Jackson, and Al Sharpton, all claiming it was a violation of specific state law and civil rights or some other self-serving BS.

      Keep fighting, Joe!

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  • eflow504
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:10am

    sounds like one of those Minnesota elections. where they find just enough votes in someone’s back set of their car to pull out the election for one person.. sad sad sad

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  • Axiom
    Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:09am

    Joe,
    You are a winner no mater what the out come sticking to your guns looks like gloom and doom to some but not to us all. I myself have been down 99-1 and stuck it out the vote was not there for me
    and i knew it but the moral of the matter at hand could not be changed by a vote.

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  • Midwest Belle
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:49pm

    From the article….. “State law calls for write-in ballots to have the candidate’s last name or name as it appears on the declaration of candidacy written next to the filled-in ballot oval and Miller believes that standard should have been adhered to strictly.”

    If that’s the case, there IS no question as to what ballots need to be tossed. Alaska, Follow your damned laws! If you don’t like that law, change it, however, NOW, since it’s there, follow it!

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  • SnapTie
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:44pm

    Give it up Joe. You’re making the party look stupid,Even more than you.

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  • neverending
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:40pm

    Time to give it up Miller. They had fits about what a poor loser Castle was and this goes along that same line. We’re not talking just several hundred votes but 10,000? are you kidding me. Now he is acting like a moron – I am totally disappointed in Jim DeMint telling him to hang in there. This makes no sense at all. The more things change the more they stay the same.

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    • phill273
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:13am

      Jim DeMint has become part of the establishment. You’ll see more of this in the next two years.

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    • bethany66
      Posted on December 6, 2010 at 9:00pm

      Neverending, look again at the numbers. He is behind 10,000 only if you are using the New Math based upon guidelines that are contrary to our actual law–guidelines that were actually put out days before, during and after the election! Versus the law that has been in place for years. If you use the actual law to count the votes, he is neck and neck. If he concedes now, who will ensure that the corruption in our Alaska election system is exposed? If not him, who? If not now, when?

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  • Conserving Ink
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:38pm

    He should back off and let the elitist Murkowski show her true colors. Then he’ll be able to beat her easily next go round.
    __________________________________________________
    http://conserving-ink.blogspot.com/2010/12/government-we-didnt-elect.html

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  • jzs
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:34pm

    One thing this shows is that Joe Miller, despite whatever good qualities he has, is so combative he’s not quite rational. He’s 10,000 votes behind as I understand it, and his chances of changing the results are all but zero. He claims to be a patriot, but he’s costing Alaska tons of money for a lost cause.

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    • enduro
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:17am

      I have even more respect for him now. You fight that alaskan skank down to the last vote.

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    • APatriotFirst
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 10:40am

      He claims to be a patriot, but he’s costing Alaska tons of money for a lost cause.
      —————————————————————————————————————–

      When Palin quit as Gov. to save Alaskans money, she was shot down for it.

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    • Silversmith
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:08pm

      It doesn’t sound like winning is the goal here. It’s the exposure of a system of corruption. If you don’t stand against it now – then when? How bad will it have to get before it’s worth doing something about? This is what needs to be happening at all levels of our system right now or you may as well give up the rule of law.

      Silversmith

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    • cognitivedissonance
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:53pm

      I’m starting to suspect that the Tea Party movement prefers grandstanding and posturing over actual meaningful change.

      Another thing that should be noted and probably the biggest reason for Miller’s defeat is the fact that Alaska is extremely dependent on federal funding, in fact they receive the most federal funding per dollar of federal tax spent, yet have the lowest tax burden:

      http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/topic/11.html

      Miller never had a chance because his stance on federal funding threatened Alaska’s high funding level. Essentially Alaska is on welfare and wants to stay there. Palin liked it that way too.

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    • orkydorky
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 3:49pm

      Did you ever think about right and wrong and laws that are being broken to accommodate this be-itch, that just could not concede the fact that the corruption of the good ol’ boys machine was about to take another hit. Don‘t blame Miller and don’t blame the Tea Party for costing Alaska money. Put the blame where it rightly belongs, on the corruption of Murcowski and the political machine she represents!

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    • WTFnorm
      Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:18pm

      @CognitiveDissonance

      You make it seem as though Alaskans are living off the teat of the federal government and giving nothing in return. That is, of course, an absurdly extreme position, if it is the case. (If it’s not, I apologize for misconstruing.)

      I think part of the reason Alaskan residents’ tax burden is so low is that there is no state income or sales tax. In many areas, there is no local sales either. However, with both local and state property taxes as well as the higher cost of living, Alaskans pay a good amount to live here. With the taxes generated from the oil industry (at least to this point–the pipeline is running at only about 1/3 capacity and going down), the state usually operates in the black from year to year.

      You may want to look twice at your own link, though. It says specifically that Alaska ranks 3rd in getting federal dollars for each that is given to Washington, not first.

      Also keep in mind that the federal government owns about 60% of Alaska’s land. This includes where drilling for oil occurs…and the fed gets the revenue from that. If the federal government were to allow Alaska to have its own land, I think we’d be in a very different position–Alaska would have no need whatsoever for federal handouts at that point. And not to be politically incorrect, but I wonder how much of that federal money is sent directly to the native organizations and villages here. Remember, there are quite a few of them. Remember, too, that some of that federal spending is for the military bases here. For a state with very few people, Alaska has some serious military infrastructure and quite a few personnel. This link http://iser.uaa.alaska.edu/Publications/FedSpendSum.pdf might help to give a little more insight into your very basic comment about the amount of federal money given to the state.

      I’d like to note, too, that if it were up to a lot of Alaska residents I know, the federal government could take its money and shove it, excepting the military bases that are here. Most Alaskans are not direct recipients of any federal money anyway…and as for road construction, etc., giving the land back to the state would increase state revenue by what the fed makes off the leases, drilling, etc. We’d be just fine without the federal government. Would the federal government be just fine without Alaska and its resources?

      http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/factsht/land_own.pdf

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    • WTFnorm
      Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:21pm

      Oh, I forgot to add that Miller wanted to (and probably still wants) the federal government money to stop just like he wants the federal government’s control (of the resources and land, etc.) to stop. He also understands that a lot of people are dependent on it. Does the fact that some people depend on government largesse make the policy of states’ rights any less valid?

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    • bethany66
      Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:56pm

      JZS, doublecheck your math. He is behind 10K votes IF new ‘guidelines’ which were established during and after the election are used. If the actual LAW is used, he is behind less than 1% of votes, and there are many affidavits of fraud to be investigated, plus the fact that these Diebold machines are known to have problems and be easily manipulated. Either way, he clearly stated that it is not about who wins or loses at this point–it is about restoring integrity to the process. If you are not a supporter of the rule of law or of integrity, then you are not a conservative.

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  • rdk
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:24pm

    He will either win or do irreparable damage to any opportunities left for him in politics. That is the way the cookie crumbles. It is his fight and his choice.

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    • RoBoTech
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 3:54am

      Exactly.
      And add to that his Defense Fund is still getting donations from people that have their eyes open when doing so is another thing that‘s nobody’s call but the donors.
      I have been told that Miller actually has a game changer to bring up in court, but has refused to announce what as he wants to catch the Milkycoski Machine flat footed.

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    • orkydorky
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 3:31pm

      If Miller were to move to Oregon, I’d vote for him in a minute over what we have here!

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  • dontbotherme
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:24pm

    I’m hoping that somehow or another, he ends up winning. Murkowski is a little arrogant. The actual voting process was changed to her advantage. It will be interesting to see what happens.

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    • AZfreeman
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 8:34pm

      “He who casts the vote decides nothing, he who counts the votes decides everything”
      … Josef Stalin
      rf

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  • AmericanLass
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:23pm

    Will never have to live with the what if’s if you go for it.

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    • HKS
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 10:12am

      This Alaska election smells a lot like Minnesota. Amazing, we still can’t run an honest election.

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    • glassbeadlady
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 11:02am

      HKS; it is so strange to see Al franken in the senate, he stold that one. He is such an idiot. When watching C-Span it is so strange to heard them call him Mr. President. It is just wrong Coleman should be there. I am tired of rigged elections. No I.D. no vote! You don‘t pay taxes or own property you shouldn’t be able to vote. You have no skin in the game of America

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    • NancyBee
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 11:15am

      Good one Lass! Fight on Miller!

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    • tower7femacamp
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:26pm

      and the Ron Paul Primary in NH
      http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2008/010908_not_counted.htm

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  • MrButcher
    Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:19pm

    Mr. Miller is only making this more embarassing for himself and Sarah Palin.

    Let it rest.

    MrButcher  
    • misterpuffin
      Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:44pm

      How is that name spelled?
      Murkowski
      Merkowski
      Mirchowski
      Murcowsky
      Mircowskee
      Morecowsky

      Frankly, anything that is not spelled correctly should be thrown out. One can not read intent from an incorrect spelling. If I had been a voter in Alaska, I would have printed an incorrect name as a protest vote.
      Be Well
      Misterpuffin of Chicago

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    • phill273
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:14am

      I agree with you.

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    • MrButcher
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:16am

      mudercowsplease?

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    • Joseph28
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:38am

      This IS the right battle they changed the rules in the middle of the game. The rules that merkowski KNEW about when she signed up for this was that the name MUST be spelled correctly.

      Sorry, those are the rules. Now if she wins it that way, then good for her. But if she didn’t then she lost. Even if it’s ONE letter off she doesnt get the vote because the rules say she doesnt.

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    • Slayer
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:02am

      I don‘t see how Miller’s persistence makes it embarrassing for Palin. But I think Miller should forget this nonsense and concede. If the shoe were on the other foot, I’d be saying it about Murkowski for sure.

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    • Diamond Girl
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:07am

      MrButcher…

      Amen to that~

      Enough already..I want him to save it to fight Begich and win in ‘14, this is ridiculous now- move on,

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    • DogTags
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:19am

      Living in Alaska I saw first hand the corrupt Murkowski machine at work. From corrupt native corporations that are federal contractors illegally campaigning for Murkowski, to every single stinking news story on the radio stations going negative on Miller, to journalists from the CBS TV affiliate in Anchorge caught discussing how to make up stories or slant the news against Miller, to the local “conservative” talk show hosts “staying out of the fight” while subtley endorsing Murkowski, to write in ballots in remote villages being given to the voters with Murkowski’s name already written on them, to the Senate Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee paying for an ad that only targeted the liberal Democrat opponent and not the liberal write-in candidate, to the media completely ignoring Murkowski’s violation of the ethics rules when she purchased land from a campaign contributor in a sweetheart deal, to a judge who required Miller (without precedent) to turn over his employment file, to a judge and supreme court who unconstitutionally changed election law after the contest started to allow for a list of write-in names to be available at polling places, to election officials changing Alaska law that requires the write-in candidate’s name to be correctly spelled on the ballot, I think you get the picture.

      This is the right fight. It is not about making sure Miller wins the election. It is about making sure our elected and appointed government officials obey the law. This law suit exposes the abuses of authority. Those who want a quick end to this and think Miller should just concede are either corrupt or lazy.

       
    • firstHat
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:49am

      Ordinarily I might agree, but just now the left is attempting to destroy all credibility in our election process. What better time and place to choose to re-establish confidence than in a fight between candidates on the same side of the aisle. This is the time to call all bluffs and demand the rule of law.

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 3:19am

      DOGTAGS, thanks for valuable insight that we don’t always hear about (with a few exceptions). I hope Joe Miller can pull this off and is able to prove voter fraud if that is the case. If judges are manipulating the system, perhaps there ought to be an ouside investigation and judges should lose their jobs and be disbarred.

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    • anOpinion
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 4:22am

      I give Miller some leeway here. Murkowski set the ground rules when she didn’t drop out as should have in the primaries, so I don’t blame Joe Miller for playing by those same rules.

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 4:46am

      Weren’t there a bunch of ballots with the same handwriting? I don’t blame Joe for holding out. Merky’s machine probably did some hanky-panky.

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 5:58am

      Muttslutsky…would that vote count?

      Spell it right or dump it. Simple. If the voter is too uneducated to spell a name correctly that they really want, too bad if they get “Disinfranchised” as the ******** would say…

      here’s a hanging chad, go stand in the corner and sulk…

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    • Reagan/Demint.deciple
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 7:03am

      @ misterrpuffin, I agree totally but, if you would have printed a misspelled ballot in protest, it would’ve been counted in favor of the RINO…

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    • whitaker
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 7:06am

      I liked Mcow$h!t which they approved. With votes like that being approved, I think he should keep up the fight. She also had democrat “support” and we all know what that means. Btw look how shes voteing now her true Rhino colors are shining through.

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    • glorious
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 9:35am

      Meknowski is the one who is embarrassing.

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    • tower7femacamp
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:17pm

      EXPOSE the FRAUD then put people in Prison
      we must demand honest elections now !
      Or you will get more like the Dead people and illegal aliens that voted in CA and OH
      Ban the computer voting.

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    • tower7femacamp
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:22pm

      Harry Reid also needs challenged in Clark Couty were his son worked
      http://citizenwells.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/nevada-voter-fraud-voting-machines-suspect-clark-county-harry-reid-son-rory-citizen-wells-open-thread-october-27-2010/
      Clark County is where three quarters of Nevada’s residents and live and where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s son Rory is a county commissioner. Rory is also a Democratic candidate for governor.

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    • liquidflorian
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:54pm

      If this keeps her out long enough to loose her leadership positions I’m all for it. NO PORK FOR YOU!

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    • Dearoldad
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 2:23pm

      The law is the law and if it says the name has to be spelled as listed on the declaration than that is what it means. The strong implication is that it must be spelled correctly and that is what should be enforced. If the law said only that “voter intent” need be determined, that would be a different thing. Miller is right, win, lose or draw, the law is the law. There is far too much “interpretation” by judges, lawyers, politicians and in general. Interpretation gives us droves of illegal immigrants, sanctuary cities, and general refusal to enforce our laws. If Murky Murskowski supporters don’t want the law enforced, they should work to get it legally changed, not push or selective enforcement.

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    • MeteoricLimbo
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 3:09pm

      God bless you MRBUTCHER.

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    • orkydorky
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 3:18pm

      The dirty tactics this woman used is only being met and addressed by law, which seems not to important to some people, but it does to me. Leeeeeza is just another rino that votes primarily with the Democrats and certainly doesn’t deserve any committee jobs. If Joe can accomplish her not getting on any committee more power to him, then he’s won. The longer she remains unseated the more advantage the Republicans have to get on with their agenda! Wake up people, you’ve been duped!

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    • NWalters78
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 3:52pm

      MrButcher, typical RINO response. Just move along to get along. Yeah, that’s what Lindsey Graham and the recently tossed Arlen Specter believed.

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    • G.W. Dobbs
      Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:53am

      NO! Miller is absolutely CORRECT in asserting THE RULE OF LAW in this and EVERY instance.
      What good is LAW if it can be manipulated at a whim of any Politico? The LAW says Write In Candidates MUST be correctly spelled. We either have LAW or CHAOS and right now, CHAOS is winning.

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    • bethany66
      Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:46pm

      Mr Butcher, I sure wish you knew more information about this situation. If you knew how corrupt our elections have been here in Alaska, you would be supportive of Mr. Miller’s efforts to expose this. It is no longer about who wins and who loses, but about establishing integrity in the election process.

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