memeorandum: Murkowski Can Win as Write-In (Nate Silver/FiveThirtyEight)

10:10 AM ET, September 18, 2010

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Murkowski Will Run As Write-In — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) will run for re-election as a write-in candidate after losing her bid for renomination, according to sources briefed on Murkowski's decision. — Murkowski's decision will set up a 3-way battle between the incumbent …

Anchorage Daily News:

Murkowski says 'Let's Make History' — With the slogan “Let's Make History,” Lisa Murkowski announced Friday she'd pursue an unprecedented write-in bid to keep her seat in the U.S. Senate after losing the Republican primary to Joe Miller. — The decision is a historic gamble for Murkowski …

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

Murkowski Can Win as Write-In — The Hotline reports that Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, who was defeated in the Republican primary last month by Joe Miller, will run for the Senate as a write-in candidate against Mr. Miller and the Democratic candidate, Scott McAdams.

Discussion: The Politico, Washington Monthly, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, The Eye and Daily Kos

Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:

‘The gloves are off’: Murkowski pursues write-in bid against Tea Party favorite — Declaring that Alaska “cannot accept the extremist views of Joe Miller,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Friday that she intends to run as an independent write-in candidate this November.

Discussion: Liberty Pundits Blog, Weasel Zippers and Prairie Weather

Peterhamby / CNN:

Palin: Murkowski write-in campaign ‘futile’ — Sarah Palin took a shot at longtime rival Lisa Murkowski on Friday. — Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Moments after her high-profile speech to the Iowa Republican Party, Sarah Palin addressed Friday's news that Sen. Lisa Murkowski …

Discussion: Swampland, Fox News, Wonkette, The Page, ABCNEWS and The Hill

Robert Costa / National Review:

Miller to NRO: Her ‘Lifeblood is power’ — Joe Miller tells National Review Online that Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a member of the “ruling class,” is “refusing to relinquish power.” — Miller, Alaska's GOP Senate nominee, defeated Murkowski in an August primary.

Discussion: Rumproast, Right Wing News, Riehl World View, The Politico and Talking Points Memo

Des Moines Register:

Sarah Palin: GOP, It's time to unite — Sarah Palin drew the largest crowd here tonight in the history of the Iowa Republican Party's Ronald Reagan Dinner - more than 1,500 people. — “In just 46 days Republicans will put their ideas and their experience on the line to let the voters decide …

Discussion: Right Wing News, The Caucus, Hot Air and Washington Post

Alaska_Politics / Anchorage Daily News:

Murkowski supporters: come to “campaign kickoff” tonight — From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage - — Lisa Murkowski supporters are urging people to come out tonight for what's being called a “campaign kick off,” although her campaign manager isn't ready to say that she's decided to run.

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Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Lisa Murkowski hits up lobbyists

Discussion: The Other McCain

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Great news: Incumbent sore loser to launch desperate bid to keep power

Discussion: Real Clear Politics

Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Lisa Murkowski announces write-in bid

Discussion: Right Pundits

Fox News:

Palin Opens Up About Possible 2012 Run, Says She's Willing to ‘Give It a Shot’ — Sarah Palin may be edging closer to a 2012 presidential run, telling Fox News “I would give it a shot” if the American people think she's “the one.” — The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee …

Discussion: Right Wing News, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, FoxNews.com and GOP 12

Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:

What The White House Wants To Say, But Can't — So here's the scenario. The Democrats who craft political strategy for the party have tried to figure out how to somehow use the Tea Party moment to provide an advantage to their base. When the Tea Partiers, collectively …

Discussion: Conservatives4Palin.com, Hot Air, Tammy Bruce and JOSHUAPUNDIT

Larry O'Connor / Big Government:

Dem Congresswoman's Supporters Participate in ‘Palin-As-Hitler’ Rally — A video showing protesters outside an Americans For Prosperity event has surfaced on the internet. It shows the protestors with signs depicting Sarah Palin and Glenn beck with Hitler mustaches and the label “Naz-Tea Party” over their pictures.

Discussion: New York Times, Gateway Pundit, The Other McCain, The Right Scoop and Riehl World View

Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:

Busted... Vile Protesters With “Nazi” Signs Filmed Entering Dem Rep's Office After Rally (Video) ...Update: OFA Protester ID'ed- Top Obama Campaign Worker ...Update: Kinzinger Demands Apology — What a complete shock... Vile protesters with Nazi signs were caught on film returning …

Discussion: theblogprof, Riehl World View, Right Wing News, Neptunus Lex, The Other McCain and Don Surber

Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Gibbs: Palin might be ‘most formidable force’ in the Republican Party

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
The Monthly 2012 — There may be a lesson in the results …

Discussion: GOP 12 and Outside the Beltway

Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:

Obama Mocks Public Option Supporters — [Ed. note: Jane will be appearing on MSNBC with Cenk Uygur (sitting in for Dylan Ratigan) at approximately 4:30pm EDT.] — Obama took the opportunity to mock supporters of the public option last night at a DNC event in Greenwich, Connecticut:

Discussion: PostPartisan, The Huffington Post, The Confluence and Riehl World View

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Americans Renew Call for Third Party — Fifty-eight percent of Americans, and 62% of Tea Party supporters, favor third party — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' desires for a third political party are as high as they have been in seven years. Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Politics Daily

CNN:
New ad brings Tea Party, Progressives Together

Discussion: Firedoglake and The Huffington Post

Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:

Christine O'Donnell In Oct. 1999: ‘I Dabbled Into Witchcraft’ — Before she stole the hearts of tea party activists, Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell was best known for her regular and bizarre punditry on 22 different episodes of Politically Incorrect.

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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Does Christine O'Donnell think homosexuality is an identity disorder?

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Matthew Jaffe / ABCNEWS:

End of Fine Print? Elizabeth Warren vs. Wall St. — White House Bypasses Senate, Avoids Confirmation Fight for Consumer Czar — President Obama today selected Elizabeth Warren, who's idolized by liberals but loathed by financial executives, to help create the controversial …

Discussion: CNN

Ezra Klein:
The Obama administration's pipe dreams

Discussion: Daily Kos

The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren To Lead Search For New Consumer Chief, Could ‘Pull A Dick Cheney’

Discussion: Time and Wall Street Journal

Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:

O'Donnell to summit: 'We're not taking our country back, we are our country' — Delaware's Republican Senate nominee may not be as fiery on the stump as some of her Tea Party-backed counterparts, but Christine O'Donnell succeeded in bringing the crowd at the Family Research Council's Value Voters Summit to its feet Friday.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box: No meeting for O'Donnell and NRSC

Wall Street Journal:

Lost Decade for Family Income — The downturn that some have dubbed the “Great Recession” has trimmed the typical household's income significantly, new Census data show, following years of stagnant wage growth that made the past decade the worst for American families in at least half a century.

Discussion: National Review, Think Progress and Washington Post