We Should Ask Lisa Murkowski To Caucus With Us

[DemocratSinceBirth]

After all it was Sarah Palin who recruited Joe Miller to take her out, out of some personal pique with the Murkowski family. And some Repugnants like Jim DeMented still support him.

[DarthDem]

1. She Won't

Her father was a (rather famous) Republican. She'll convince herself that she can change the party from within, or some such nonsense.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

And

Her father was a (rather famous) Republican who Sarah Palin and the Tea Baggers declared war on.

It wont' happen. If it did it would further drive down Sarah Plain's stock. One can dream.

[DarthDem]

18. You Missed My Point

Yes, I know that Palin declared war on her father. My point was that she identifies with the Republicans because of her father, and she isn't going to strike back at Palin by joining the enemy. She will, as I suggested, more likely decide that the way to change the system is from within. She's wrong, but I am pretty sure that's what she'll conclude.

[joeybee12]

2. We should ask her to take a flying leap off the bridge to nowhere...

if it weren't for her arrogance, I bet we would have taken that seat.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I Doubt Enought Of Her Forty Percent Supprt Would Have Went To McAdams To Make A Difference

And it in any case it was a public rebuke of Sarah Palin by people who know her best. It also created fissures among Rebublicans and Tea Baggers which can only redound our her benefit. But for Palin's meddling Alaska would have been a relatively safe and quiet win for the Republicans.

[customerserviceguy]

4. Exactly

Take the difference in the vote totals for Begich two years ago, and subtract the votes that McAdams got, and you'll see the number of Democratic voters who wanted to save the state from Miller by voting for Murkowski.

[LynneSin]

9. McAdams was a lost cause when DSCC refused to support him early in the race

they felt Alaska was a lost cause so they provided no support.

Personally I was very disappointed. We proved we could win Alaska with Mark Beglich and it's a cheap state to run an election and get ads on TV.

We could have dropped about a million in the state and probably beat both Murkowski and Miller but we didn't.

[DFLforever]

19. He raised over a million himself.

and the DSCC kicked in at least 168,000 for advertising in the last week or so.

He had enough money - just not enough time imo.

[socialshockwave]

5. There aren't

really any Republicrats who the Dems should caucus with. They're all teabaggers or just nutjobs in their own mind.

[PVnRT]

6. She has already stated she will caucus with the Republicans

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. That Was Before Jim DeMented Refused To Call Off His War Against Her

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[LynneSin]

8. Palin recruited him, not the NRSC - she's siding with them

n/t

[Mass]

10. She wont, She already said she would caucus with the GOP. Why is it so hard for some to get it.

[Paulie]

12. Well, R's talk out of both sides of their mouths

So who really knows. LoL

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. She votes with the Republicans in the Senate more than 80% of the time:

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/party-voters/

[obama14]

13. Either way this seat goes it to them. Fun to watch though.

[besdayz]

14. a

she can do more damage within their party.....already she is hated by a lot of newly elected repubks.....

and she obviously cant stand palin in any way......

[sally cat]

15. Ask, beg, whatever it takes. But she's a repuke through and through.

[ibegurpard]

16. yeah, we need even MORE conservatives in the Democratic party

tell them to fix their own fucking party

[Township75]

17. Why? We already control the senate.

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[Brother Buzz]

20. Unless she was injected with some wicked mind-altering drug she would never, ever...

Caucus with the Democrats

[HughMoran]

21. She already committed to the Republicans

She's a slow learner apparently.

[jenmito]

22. She won't do it-not a CHANCE! Plus, Palin would probably consider that a victory...

"forcing" her out of the party somehow. Murkowski is a CONSERVATIVE Repub.-but not a teabagger.