Murkowski pulls ahead in AK vote count up and blasts Palin

The AK vote count has been hotly contested and patiently watched. It became clear that Murkowski had taken the head. Miller is intending to receive some of the votes voided through a lawsuit in federal court. In a recent interview, Murkowksi also fired some shots across Sarah Palin’s bow.

Murkowski in the lead with Alaska vote count up at the moment

In the Alaska vote count which is much contested, for the Alaska Senate election, Murkowski is now doing better than Joe Miller. A write-in campaign is something Murkowski decided, and former governor Palin did not like the idea of, to complete. She lost the Alaska Republican primary to Joe Miller which sprung this though. Palin backed Miller as a Tea Party Republican very heavily. An endorsement from Palin might end up meaning little for Miller. Over Miller, Murkowski has a lead of 92,164 to 90,458. This is what the Anchorage Daily News reports. There are still over 8,000 ballots that remain to be counted, however so far 97 percent of write-in ballots have gone to Murkowski. 7,601 of the votes have been challenged by Miller so far. The judge has yet to respond to him. Murkowski's campaign maintains the law allows for interpreting voter intent.

A blast within the face from Murkowski to Sarah Palin

Palin and Murkowski have a somewhat bitter history, as Palin has taken numerous swipes at Murkowski in the press. Columbia Broadcasting System accounts that Katie Couric interviewed Murkowski where she said that the "leadership skills" are something Palin doesn't have while she "lacks intellectual curiosity" like a President needs. While praising her skills at rallying public support, she also brought up that while Palin was serving her half term as governor, she didn’t seem terribly engaged within the office and left as shortly as she could.

Almost to the final vote count up

The last ballots are being reviewed and gathered which indicates the last Alaska vote count will be here soon. While the lawsuit by Miller is nevertheless pending, the suit does not appear to be progressing easily and may result in being tossed. The first write-in candidate to receive into office in 50 years could be Murkowski if she wins.

Articles cited

anchorage Daily News

adn.com/2010/11/15/1555926/murkowski-passes-miller-in-vote.html

CBS

cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20022884-503544.html