Lisa Murkowski Ad Revives Ted Stevens For Endorsement (VIDEO)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is up with a latest political ad that highlights an endorsement from the late Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator in history, who died in August.

The ad begins with an approval from Stevens's daughter, Sue Covich:

"My dad and Lisa made a great team for Alaska and were always loyal to each other and to the state they loved," Covich says. "What some Alaskans don't know is that my father made a campaign commercial for Lisa that was scheduled to run just days after we lost him. Putting our family before her campaign, Lisa made certain the ad did not air out of respect to my dad and our family. Now, my family and I want you to hear for yourself how strongly he felt about the need to re-elect Lisa."

The add then fades to footage of Stevens, who gives direct praise to Murkowski.

"I trust Lisa and her commitment to keep fighting for us. She's working for Alaska every single day," Stevens says. "We need Lisa and the seniority she's earned, now more than ever."

The ad then switches back to a shot of Murkowski thanking Covich for her and her father's "continued support."

Stevens reportedly filmed his appearance in the days leading up to his fatal plane crash in early August, weeks before Murkowski lost the Republican primary to Joe Miller.

Stevens, like Murkowski, was renowned in Alaska and in Washington for his ability to bring federal funds to the Frontier State. His popularity and tenure in Alaska politics earned him the nickname "Uncle Ted," and his support for Murkowski's write-in campaign against anti-government Tea Party-backed Joe Miller could prove to be a tipping point in an already deadlocked contest.

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Comments

[parlimentMike]

12:41 AM on 10/18/2010

I don't care who Stevens supports, but let's make sure he doesn't vote Republican.

[joedaplumper]

11:06 PM on 10/17/2010

Murkowski didn't quit half way through her term. I'm not a fan of Pubs, but she at least has the spunk to stand up to the tea baggers.

[judgejay]

09:44 AM on 10/18/2010

You mean she doesn't have the class to gracefully admit defeat and support her parties candidate. Typical of a incumbent to show there true colors, Stevens would have supported his parties candidate Joe Miller.

[2037Prob]

11:01 PM on 10/17/2010

I came across this little nugget. It looks like the Progressive political elite are up to their standard bag of tricks:
Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in candidacy is being funded by $100,000 contributions from a handful of Alaska corporations that have been handsomely subsidized by the federal government. These six-figure donors have pulled in billions of taxpayer dollars thanks to special legislative favors from Murkowski and her mentors -- the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R), and Lisa's father, former senator and governor, Frank Murkowski (R).

"Alaskans Standing Together," a special campaign committee, was formed late last month to attack Republican nominee Joe Miller and support Murkowski through ads. In late September AST took in $800,000 from nine Alaska Native Corporations -- unique, privileged, and politically connected for-profit entities created in the 1970s by legislation written by Stevens.

[FR]

04:56 PM on 10/17/2010

Stevens _absolutely_ was a strong supporter of Murkowski.
He made this ad before he died unexpectedly.

So she shouldn't use it? better to hand over the Rep votes to vinctictive Sarah's chosen pit bull?
Get real people.

If Alaskans are offended, they won't vote for her.
Otherwise, they get to choose between the Dem, the candidate backed by Stevens and the candidate backed by La Palin.

[HowardScottPearlman]

02:59 PM on 10/17/2010

Lisa Murkowski stars in " The Election of The Living Dead " .

The plot sickens ......

....... Beaten Republican Alaskan Senator Re-seeks the hundred thousand Brain Dead to win her reelection bid.

[lbrillante]

01:35 PM on 10/17/2010

Well at least she has the endorsement of his daughter to run the ad. However as to her 'seniority' I believe that after the election we should demand that the archaic senate rules be udated. Seriously there was some old rule invoked this year about not being able to meet between x and x time for some technicality that got in the way... these rules need to be updated with either party in being in the minority kept in mind. And we need to fight to get the democrats to 'elect' their leadership in the senate instead of dole it out based on seniority. I want to see the best leadership in charge... not the oldest, longest serving unless they are the best.


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08:53 AM on 10/17/2010

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[farmilyman]

11:35 PM on 10/16/2010

Stevens looks exactly the same.

[01202009]

10:16 PM on 10/16/2010

Worth repeating because they are thick on this thread.

Pocketwatch advises: “The RNC and other right-wing groups are making a concerted effort to overrun and spam progressive and other web sites by paying people to log on and spew right-wing nonsense.

They get paid IF you respond to them.

Please don't.

If you must respond, copy a quote without their SN and paste it into your own post.

That way they cannot get paid (and it really pisses them off).”

Thanks for that. One way to spot them is short and repetitive themes. Another way is checking to see when they signed up. Often it's the same day.

[Skagitonian93]

12:53 AM on 10/17/2010

Thanks.

[truthisneeded]

01:54 PM on 10/16/2010

This is such a disgusting and misleading headline, I am sorry to say.

It is clear that

a) Senator Stevens strongly supported Sen. Murkowski

b) Sen. Murkowski was classy and respectful by not airing the ad.

c) Stevens' family felt so strongly about Sen. Stevens' support for Sen. Murkowski that they went ahead and aired it despite their tragedy

This makes Sen. Murkowski look very good but the headline seemed to indicate the contrary.

[sistahfriend]

08:10 PM on 10/16/2010

I agree the headline is misleading.

I thought it was a very nice ad.

[FR]

04:57 PM on 10/17/2010

Agreed.
At least the voters in Alaska will focus on the ad and not this ridiculous headline.

[littlebrowngirl]

09:38 AM on 10/16/2010

Beyond creepy.

[TeaLady005]

08:38 AM on 10/16/2010

Go away Lisa....your true character is showing.

[LeftLeanWing]

01:26 AM on 10/17/2010

Stevens' family felt so strongly about Sen. Stevens' support for Sen. Murkowski that they went ahead and aired it despite their tragedy

[rak6748]

04:31 AM on 10/16/2010

This is just sad and ghoulish...how desperate can she get?!

[JoeBoy254]

12:07 AM on 10/16/2010

I do hope Lisa M. prevails and breaks the back of the Tea Party in Alaska. There is not one of the Tea Party backed candidates who are qualified to run for office and let alone be able to do anything constructive for their electorate. People in the US have become so spitful and hateful they would vote for most anyone who say they will buck the system and make a difference. I hope the people in the US wake up and realize that if they elect these twits they will loose their reprsentation in Washington and that these people will be so low on the seniority list that unless they buckle into the Republican caucus they will not get a good commitee assignment nor any co-sponsors for any legislation they might per chance come up with. The electorate do not have a clue how our government operates and the Tea Bag" candidates are less tuned in to that fact.

[Skagitonian93]

12:55 AM on 10/16/2010

Well said! Fanned

[SenorainTexas]

09:58 PM on 10/16/2010

fanned and faved!

[trucap]

11:59 PM on 10/15/2010

if she can strps 1500 votes from miller he will be history .