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Rasmussen is moving Alaska from solid GOP to lean GOP following Joe Miller's primary defeat of Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Their first poll in the Alaska Senate race (grain of salt as usual) has Miller with just a 6 point lead over Dem Scott McAdams, 50-44. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate and two percent (2%) are undecided. This survey was conducted Tuesday night just hours ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Wed 5:46 p.m. - 5 clicks 
The worst debut week for a general election campaign I can ever recall just keeps getting worse for Joe Miller. The latest broadside comes in the form of a blistering editorial from Alaska's biggest Newspaper, the Anchorage Daily News: Our view: Election integrity It's been disappointing this week to see the apparently baseless claims of a tainted electoral process in the Republic...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Wed 12:47 a.m. - 6 clicks
This just in: Murkowski concedes . "It's been a long week," Murkowski told reporters at her campaign headquarters in Anchorage. "I don't see a scenario where we could win." Remember the latest poll from Public Policy Polling showed McAdams only trailing Miller by 8 points Miller leads Democratic nominee Scott McAdams 47-39. McAdams benefits from a more united party, getting 81% ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 10:47 p.m. - 5 clicks
With about 16,000 ballots absentee ballots counted today, and another 6,000 or so outstanding, Sen. Lisa Murkowski determined that she could not overcome the edge Joe Miller has been able to maintain when votes from Southeast Alaska didn't give her the necessary boost. She conceded tonight , "telling supporters late Tuesday that she did not see a path to victory in the vote count." So we've...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 7:44 p.m. - 6 clicks
You gotta say this for Joe Miller, he knows a fundraising opportunity when he sees one, and he sees one in the absentee ballot counting in the Alaska primary. Joe Miller's lawyers are asking for state troopers to be stationed at Alaska elections offices, charging that there are serious shenanigans afoot involving improper shredding and that Sen. Lisa Murkowski's observers of the ballot-cou...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 11:26 a.m. - 7 clicks
Alaskans are getting excited... election time is a couple of months away and we can smell Progress just around the corner. Just a little hard work, a little more good luck, and a loud mouth Tea Partier and we just might manage to get another Democrat in the Senate. So, I wanted to introduce the rest of you to meet Scott McAdams, Democratic Candidate for US Senate, from Sitka, AK. H...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 9:47 a.m. - 4 clicks
Joe Miller is sounding just a little bit paranoid . Alaska attorney Joe Miller (R) said Monday that ballot shenanigans continue to mar the vote-counting process in the wake of his Aug. 24 GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lisa Murkowski. "There certainly is an effort to skew the results still going on," Miller said on the ABC/ Washington Post's "Top Line" Web show. He offered no specifics. ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 8:21 a.m. - 4 clicks
Alaska has not really been on the polling radar this year since PPP back in January found Lisa Murkowski with a 52 percent approval, leading a generic Dem 52-25. What a difference a primary challenge makes. Here's the post-primary poll [pdf]: Scott McAdams (D): 39 Joe Miller (R): 47 Undecided: 14 Scott McAdams (D): 22 Joe Miller (R): 38 Lisa Murkowski (L-inc): 34 Undecided: 6 ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Mon 10:09 a.m. - 7 clicks
Five days on the ground talking to voters in Anchorage, Alaska really drove home what’s at stake for reproductive justice, voters and for Alaskan teens. Written by Pamela Merritt for RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the or...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Mon 7:04 a.m. - 7 clicks
Good news out of Alaska via Swing State Project . Really encouraging that in a two way race right now Joe Miller only leads Scott McAdams by 8 points 47-39 with 14 % percent undecided. Meanwhile Joe Miller seems to be getting quite paranoid that the Murkowski campaign and the RSCC are election tampering. The paranoid tea party crowd - the gift that keeps on giving. Donate to Scott McAd...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Sun 8:07 p.m. - 6 clicks
The sun is shining brightly on my little hometown in Alaska. Literally. It's a stunning late summer/approaching autumn kind of day. The mother bears are out cavorting around--snagging salmon, chowing down on grass, and minding their frisky cubs-of-the-year, who alternate between eating, bouncing, standing up playing "I spy you," and wrestling with each other. The freezer is load...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Sun 5:04 p.m. - 6 clicks
The contentious absentee vote count in the Alaska Senate race that was the backdrop to Miller's tweet suggesting that Lisa Murkowski was a practitioner of the "oldest profession" yesterday, is starting to get fractious enough to resemble an episode of the Jerry Springer Show. Miller had told Fox Business Network on Wednesday: Sen. Murkowski calls Miller 'paranoid' "So you know, we'r...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Sat 10:44 a.m. - 10 clicks
Some of you may have met Scott McAdams, the Alaska Democrat running for U.S. Senate this year, at Netroots Nation. For those who didn't, here's a good introduction from his speech Wednesday at the state Democrats' Unity Dinner (the Dems actually have unity) recorded by blogger Steve at the local blog What do I know? : For those who don't want to spend 10 minutes watching, Real...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Sat 9:23 a.m. - 7 clicks
This is a candidate we all clearly need to get behind. Rand Paul, Sharrron Angle and Joe Miller are the Gifts that Keep on Giving. From Mudflats - who encouraged re-posts and excerpts be used Less than 48 hours after Scott McAdams was declared the winner of the democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Alaska, he is already the #5 fundraiser on ActBlue. Let’s get him to number...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Fri 9:00 p.m. - 8 clicks
I can't make up my mind about it...should I be happy that only 329 folks voted for Militia-man Ray Southwell, or should I be scared that there are at least that many motivated, paranoid, gun-toting, irrational people in the central peninsula? Joe Miller still has the lead this AM. The teabag vote is a reality in Alaska. Of course, I hope that y'all read the story about the Koch brothe...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Aug 25 - 8 clicks
Alaska and Alaskan issues have had some coverage the national press lately. The most direct piece was the NY Times article about how we get the most federal dollars per capita than any other state. The reporter skewered those Alaskan politicians and citizens (particularly Republicans and tea baggers) that have no trouble cashing in on largess of the Feds, and yet at the same time bitch a...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Aug 24 - 3 clicks
Both the Kenai Borough Assembly and the Soldotna City Council will have new representation this next term. Term limits have prevented Pete Sprague, Paul Fisher and Gary Superman from seeking re-election. The only seat that has more than one candidate is Sprague's. Linda Murphy and J.R. Myers are both running to represent SOLdotna. Linda is along-time Alaskan and has been involv...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Aug 23 - 7 clicks
Oooh, boy. The political season is well underway, and it is such great entertainment to see the issues get spun and the candidates spar. I was so disappointed that my work schedule had me out of town for the Murkowski/Miller debate in Kenai this past Friday with Merrill Sikorski acting as moderator. I hope that Merrill made some of his infamous quips. According to the PC, most o...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Aug 22 - 5 clicks
What's wrong with this picture? Addendum: after reading the comments, I suspect that the PC was mistaken in identifying the people in the boat at CES personnel. Most likely, all were Kenai Fire Dep't. Apologies to CES for originally running with the Clarion's version of the facts. This photo was in the PC the other day and shows the rescue crew going out to look for the man who fell i...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Jul 23 - 2 clicks
Investigator Tim Petumenos announces Palin's Legal Defense settlement I posted my first response to the Alaska Fund Trust decision at Mudflats. ...
Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis - Jun 25 - 3 clicks
Rose of Sharon tree at the beautiful rock garden behind along Campbell Creek behind "The Local Burgerman" the famous "Arctic Roadrunner" burger joint. When I came down with the contagious bronchitis everyone seemed to be getting, I didn't believe them when they told me it was going to take four weeks to get over (at least). I became a believer since now it has been over four weeks ...
Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis - Jun 12 - 5 clicks
The US Senate will probably vote today on Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's resolution that would limit the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The bill, written by the oil industry, would also gut the Clean Air Act and increase our dependence on foreign oil. Murkowski's resolution would strip the EPA's ability to promote fuel consumption standards, especially for larger...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Jun 10
It was a cold night in February. Citizens young and old of every color, rich and poor crowded into the parking lot of Begich Middle School. People driving from work listened to KUDO's Aaron Selbig on the radio as he attempted to guide folks through the traffic to the site of the Democratic Caucus in Anchorage 2008. Many dedicated Democrats used to modest participation in suc...
Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis - Jun 3 - 3 clicks
Every spring the Anchorage School District rents out the Sullivan Arena to put on a concert. It's specifically so the parents of 6th graders who have suffered through the first year of squeaky clarinets, screechy violins and booming baritones get an opportunity to hear their kids in a huge, real band/orchestra. It's also a great opportunity for the kids to learn how m...
Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis - May 11
Enough is enough. The gauntlet must fall in Alaska, and those who support health care must in no uncertain terms speak in favor of it. Thank you for the article. A brief history of another age when rich people used state's right to inflame and control the populace: Prior to the outbreak of the civil war, the cotton trade in the south was booming. Cheap labor in the form of slaves was driving the...
Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis - Apr 21 - 2 clicks
We slammed John Davis and his radio stations on this blog a few weeks ago, but if there is anyone out there that REALLY wants to annoy Mr Davis, I suggest that you log on to KSRM.com It isn't there. Apparently John forgot to renew his domain name and now it is up for auction. For $79, you can begin bidding on his URL. And what fun one could have with the call letters: Kenai's Sham...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Apr 15
Yesterday's election results will be spun into a Conservative triumph over the "evil Liberals" by Alaska right-wing talk radio. We'll hear suggestions from various media eager to sell advertising that this perhaps is a portent of doom and gloom for Alaska Progressives. UPDATE Amazingly, THIS is how Dan Fagan is spinning yesterday's election--that the extreme Conservatives were actually to...
Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis - Apr 7 - 3 clicks
What's a borough mayor to do? You've already come out against funding the school district to the cap, but aside from the vocal hysteria from the ACT folks, there's absolutely no traction with that idea anywhere on the Kenai. As a former teacher, Dave might have some insider-information about waste in the school district, but the change of administration over there has been a bit more above-b...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Apr 6
Here I am thinking I'm SOL in SOLdotna because of the suburban sprawl, strip malls, and the over-crowded chaos on the Kenai River. But every time I pick up the PC, Norm Olson and Ray Southwell are putting on their Paul Revere tri-corners and spreading warnings about black helicopters, the feds, space aliens and the coming Armageddon. Along with Bob Bird, Schaeffer Cox and the 2nd Amendment Task ...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Mar 14
Radio Kenai's five stations dominate the local commercial airwaves. John Davis, the radio media magnate, has infused right-wing propaganda through most of the syndicated shows that he broadcasts. John, and his partner in opine, Joe Nicks, offer their own profundities in the Think About It series. At best, their ideas are insipid, but more often they are, in the satirical way Rush uses the word...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Mar 2
So I come out of my frazzled and frustrated writing haze to... well, write. But had to give a little tip of the hat to Elizabeth Peratrovich on Elizabeth Peratrovich Day - or the 65th anniversary of the passing of the Alaskan Anti-Discrimination Bill. For the most part, I'm just going to repost last year's bit, "What is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day?" I do want to add one GREAT way to celebrate the d...
Alaska Real - Feb 16 - 2 clicks
I know, I know…SOL rarely takes on state or national figures, but Lisa Murkowski has written a few opinion pieces in the local rags lately that offer poorly thought through ideas. Since Lisa has invaded my turf, I think a SOL response is order. I wish I could say that I was using a bit of hyperbole with my headline, but unfortunately that’s what will happen if the US goes along with Lisa Murkowsk...
SOL in Soldotna, Alaska - Feb 4
Today is Make-fun-of-contradictions Day. Some choice quotes from today’s News-Miner article on Lisa Murkowski’s Health Care Town Hall Meeting. Rick Sikma of North Pole asked why the federal government thought it ought to be involved in health care in the first place. “I don’t see that in the Constitution,†he said, applause drowning out the rest of [...]...
I Love Cynics - Dec 23 - 2 clicks
