No sooner had Sen. Lisa Murkowski starred in an advertisement supporting the preservation of ranked-choice voting, than she evidently has no intention of ranking in the presidential race. Ranking, evidently, is for suckers.
Murkowski, a registered Republican, told the Anchorage Daily News she will not vote for either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. If she is telling the truth, that leaves her the choice of ranking six other candidates.
That leaves her candidates like radical Aurora Party Cornel West, Libertarian Chase Oliver, or Green Party Jill Stein. It’s difficult to imagine that moderate Murkowski would vote for any of those arguably fringe candidates.
Ranked-choice voting was, Murkowski and proponents promised, going to provide more moderate candidates. The system in Alaska was designed to help Murkowski avoid going through a party primary, which she would never again be able to win after her hostility to President Donald Trump.
But the presidential candidates go through the party nomination or petition process, and are not subject to the open primary. Thus, they are candidates who reach the ballot the old fashioned way — via the parties themselves — a system she cannot support.
But she’s also said she was voting for Democrat Mary Peltola for Congress, and appears to be unlikely to fill in the bubble for Nick Begich as her second choice. She has refused to even meet with Begich. Murkowski mentioned Peltola in her endorsement to sympathetic news media outlets, and did not indicate she would be ranking anyone else.
So- is the solution then to vote say, only Trump and none others? Isn’t that in effect the original process, ignoring any further considerations other than a single choice? Confused but am fully understanding on my vote of No on 1 and Yes on 2. This though is a concern if a single vote and no other selections voids the vote.
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Hence why we need to get rid of ‘rigged’ choice voting. This election though we managed to circumvent the ‘rigging’ by only having one rational choice for president and one rational choice for congress, negating the need for any ranking. The last major election where we had to use this awful system, we had Begich and Palin on the ballot, it was the mantra ‘Rank the red’ only. Not necessary this time around.
Psycho-Analyzing what Daddy’s Little Princess is thinking is a tricking situation. Best course of action forward is to recognize – accept she’ll do whatever is best for her and take whatever action – position that will retain – preserve her power – position.
She will forever be protected by the liberal bent and unhinged crowd. She will never be held accountable for her treason – traitorous behavior and her un-American positions. Most likely, Trump would forgive and exonerate, but not the true conservative Alaskans … “WE” will never forgive and/or forget … “WE” look forward to the ultimate retribution – justice. The sooner the better!!!
Amen to your statement.
She is clearly not a Republican. Is there no way to force a vote for a new replacement?
Aunt Lisa is a Lincoln, Reagan Republican, strong on defense, oil, gas, America first but most of all she brings in more federal money for Alaska than any other Senator does for their state per capita and like Senator Ted Stevens she is pro choice plus she is supported by Senate Republican leadership who was flattered by Senator Murkowski showing up at headquarters with a fist full of her election opponents blond hair 😉
Dont forget the fistful of dollars your “Aunt Lisa” got from Sammy”the Bankman” Freid when he shared his stolen money with her and Joe Biden to get elected and then she hoarded it to her relatives in Homer when the feds came looking for it.
Lincoln and Reagan would both roll over in their grave if they heard someone mention “Aunt Lisa’s” name in the same sentence as theirs.
Good friends sharing a meal.
I’m glad Patty Murray could round out such a lovely picture. The Princess needs all the help she can get.
Lisa is nothing but a basket case. She is so unliked by her fellow Alaskans that she prefers not to even travel to the 49th state anymore. Trump will treat her like the stray dog that she is. Her remaining years in the US Senate will be unnotable. She will never regain the confidence of Republicans, except for her dear friend Liz Cheney, another outcast headed for the garbage heap.
Lisa Murkowski is a very mixed-up woman. It took her numerous years after a lackluster performance in law school to finally pass the Bar.
A very inept lawyer, she ran for state house in Anchorage and got elected .. …barely. Her appointment to the US Senate by daddy Frank is the only real step-up in her career. Lisa has very little credibility in her home state, except as a Democrat puppet and a money machine by federal appropriations to the Alaska Bush. It’s an amazing story of a psychotic young woman who still looks like a deer frozen in the headlights of a fast approaching truck. Her personal credibility is Alaska is approaching zero.
The irony of that near-lost house race is that she nearly lost to our current Lt Gov, Dahlstrom.
Interesting. Well, if Lisa ever came back to Alaska to run for governor, like her daddy did,
she would get beat by Nancy Dahlstrom.
The Murkowski name is starting to sound like a very bad nightmare for Alaska.
Princess believes in Princess.
She’s the one that started it Now that we figured it out she might change her mind, She is still TRASH!
Is Murkowski really a Republican? Maybe not so much.
Murkowski is no moderate! If we’re to salvage our country we need to throw these fools out of office via the ballot! She is a LEFTIST dressed up for many Halloweens with an R on her outfit.
Vote YES on 2 and of course vote for Trump – Vance 2024!!
Unrelated to Rank-Choice Voting, Alaskans need to change Murkowski to become a senator.
What are you talking about Greg ???
Vote YES on Prop 2 to remove RCV!
Easy to say anything about how you will be voting. No one will ever know.
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Lisa could vote Harris and no one else, but say she did not vote for either the Republican or Democrat. She gets to avoid actually taking a side (like she always does), and everyone out there assumes she voted the way they would have liked her to vote. Points are gained on all sides.
She’s going to write in: “Lisa Murkowski”.
I’ll ask her when she comes to pretend she lives in Girdwood, Alaska. Her real home is the Dark Halls of D.C. and Park City, Utah.
The only thing consistent about Lisa is that Lisa consistently lies, period.
Who cares which Presidential candidate Lisa will vote for? My only concern is what she votes for on the floor of the Senate and in Committee where she has cast a number of disappointing votes…
The sad fact is that until repeal the 17th amendment, (hardly likely) we are stuck with Princess Lisa!
If I recall correctly, the Alaska Republican Party censured her then, rescinded the censure. Sounds like the problem goes a bit deeper than just Murk. Voting for Peltola should be the final straw but, we all know it won’t be.
Brad, there definitely are quite a few Alaskans that have been trying to get people to notice that the Alaskan Republican party is not working for the Alaskan people. The Alaskan Republican party seems to have its own agenda and, unless you are part of that “group,” you are not allowed to be involved. We need to wipe the party slates clean when this election is over.
She just needs to be honest with herself and change to the Democratic Party. We already know.
Conservatives in Alaska currently have no representation in Congress. All Conservatives need to vote.
To have Lesli McGuire be the chairperson for the vote No on prop 2, who was investigated for possible violations of lobbying laws and possibly witness tampering when she was in Juneau! Wow! Then to have Lisa Murkowski endorse voting No on 2, paying back the democrats for all the money they spent getting her elected. And they say politicians aren’t prostitutes!
Lol…stop worrying about ol Lisa…she’s just going along with things… until Russia wants Alaska back…cough…aaannnddd…the Reason Russia exhumed graves will walk up…you were saying?
Then look for the First People…hey…I was taking a walk…I found something (Alaska) I believe it is yours…the end…
Ps… notice how ol Biden decides to apologize?
Lol…guess he’s afraid of the First People being drug to International Criminal Courts…smirk…
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