Quote from: JRP1990 on February 05, 2014, 02:24:08 PM
Are you asking my opinion?

No.  I'm asking what happened?

Quote from: taxed on February 05, 2014, 02:29:00 PM
No.  I'm asking what happened?

Murkowski won - incumbency benefit. Squeaked out a very narrow margin.

Quote from: JRP1990 on February 05, 2014, 02:31:20 PM
Murkowski won - incumbency benefit. Squeaked out a very narrow margin.

But I thought Miller won.  How did Murkowski win?

Quote from: taxed on February 05, 2014, 02:33:07 PM
But I thought Miller won.  How did Murkowski win?

Apparently Murkowski had more appeal to the general electorate.

Quote from: JRP1990 on February 05, 2014, 02:37:06 PM
Apparently Murkowski had more appeal to the general electorate.

Thank you for clarifying that you have no idea about that election or what happened.

Go run along and play with your polling numbers.

To Solar's previous point about the state being liberal. One only has to look at all the pork that comes to AK from Washington. Ted Stevens was a master at bringing it home. Also, the citizens are addicted to the annual allotment they receive from the state from the oil and gas harvesting. Those "goodies" have a tendency to turn folks into liberals.

Quote from: supsalemgr on February 06, 2014, 05:40:57 AM
To Solar's previous point about the state being liberal. One only has to look at all the pork that comes to AK from Washington. Ted Stevens was a master at bringing it home. Also, the citizens are addicted to the annual allotment they receive from the state from the oil and gas harvesting. Those "goodies" have a tendency to turn folks into liberals.

Ah, I forgot all about this thread.
But you nailed my point, it's all about the freebies, as well as the Fed being the largest employer in the state, and people tend to vote for their own best interests.

This is why I canned the idea of moving to Alaska, ask anyone that lives there, they'll tell you it's run like a prison camp with govt looking over your shoulder constantly.

Quote from: Solar on February 06, 2014, 05:55:00 AM
Ah, I forgot all about this thread.
But you nailed my point, it's all about the freebies, as well as the Fed being the largest employer in the state, and people tend to vote for their own best interests.

This is why I canned the idea of moving to Alaska, ask anyone that lives there, they'll tell you it's run like a prison camp with govt looking over your shoulder constantly.

I'm willing to bet that the government owns most of the land in the state.

Quote from: mdgiles on February 06, 2014, 06:20:42 AM
I'm willing to bet that the government owns most of the land in the state.

60%, according to the Alaska DNR.

Quote from: mdgiles on February 06, 2014, 06:20:42 AM
I'm willing to bet that the government owns most of the land in the state.

Yep, which is part of the problem, many of the residents say they see more rangers than they do of their neighbors in the rural areas.
Talk about a police state...

Quote from: JRP1990 on February 06, 2014, 06:23:04 AM
60%, according to the Alaska DNR.

Actually 69.1% which is better then living in Nevada.
http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/map-owns_the_west.jpg

Quote from: mdgiles on February 06, 2014, 06:32:45 AM
Actually 69.1% which is better then living in Nevada.
http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/map-owns_the_west.jpg

If you break Nevada down, all the libs are Mexicans in Las Vegas, and most are of illegal status.
In other words, ignore the stats because many have left the state and returned to Mexico because there's no work for them since the building boom crashed.

These are the same people that got Reid elected, can't even speak the language.

Quote from: taxed on February 05, 2014, 02:17:01 PM
I thought Miller won?  What happened?

This is what happened...

Murkowski (O): 101,091 (39.5%)
Miller (R): 90,839 (35.5%)
McAdams (D): 60,045 (23.5%)

In the republican primary, Murkowski lost, but to the general public she was still popular enough to run as a write-in candidate and win.

Quote from: Political Insanity on February 11, 2014, 07:00:12 PM
This is what happened...

Murkowski (O): 101,091 (39.5%)
Miller (R): 90,839 (35.5%)
McAdams (D): 60,045 (23.5%)

In the republican primary, Murkowski lost, but to the general public she was still popular enough to run as a write-in candidate and win.

Murkowski is the queen of pork and all the fed money addicts in AK wrote her name in.