By SUZANNE DOWNING | MUST READ ALASKA Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, censured by her own Alaska Republican Party more than 18 months ago, is giving the state party’s grassroots leaders the back of her hand.  Or maybe it’s her middle finger. Murkowski is not only battling back against her own state party, which supported … Continue reading Downing: Murkowski riding a freshman Democrat’s coattails as she searches for liberal votes and supports keeping Pelosi in power