Joe Miller Senate

Joe Miller's Lawsuit Thrown Out By Alaska Judge

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

JUNEAU, Alaska — A judge has all but ended tea party-backed Republican Joe Miller's hopes of getting legal relief in state court in his long-shot ch...

Joe Miller's Lawyers Depart Alaska

AP / The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Lawyers dispatched to Alaska to help Tea Party favorite Joe Miller challenge votes for his opponent have left the state, according The New York Times:...

Amanda Terkel

Man Behind Infamous Willie Horton Ad Signs On As Joe Miller Adviser

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK -- Republican Joe Miller has hired a controversial political hand to help him beat back a win by incumbent Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska Senat...

An Interview With Joe Miller: Alaska US Senate Republican Candidate

Ademola Bello | Posted 05.25.2011

Ademola Bello

"Less government, less government regulation. Making sure Alaska can have control over its resource base. And making sure we have ability to create jobs from it."

Joe the Debtor? Miller Owes Tens of Thousands in Credit Card Debt

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker)

Joe Miller -- fiscal conservative, budget balancer who doesn't live beyond his means.... and... (wait for it)... buried under mounds of credit card debt, and running a campaign more than $100,000 beyond his means?

Guess Who Could Be Funding Those Attack Ads

Wendy Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Wendy Block

The Citizens United decision doesn't address the homeland of donors. So what would stop multi-national companies or even foreigners themselves from procuring potential winners?

Internal Emails Suggest Palin to Run for President

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker)

Internal emails obtained by The Mudflats provide the most conclusive evidence to date that Palin will be running for president, and also indicate a behind-the-scenes rift between the Palins and an Alaskan candidate.

Senate Candidate: Minimum Wage Is 'Unconstitutional'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Employees in the U.S. should not be provided a federal guarantee of minimum wage, Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller said recently. The states, instea...

A Thrilla in Wasilla? Daddy's Girl Versus Sarah's Boy

Donald Craig Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Donald Craig Mitchell

Sarah, who settles every score, is not a high road kind of girl. And she never takes prisoners. So my expectation is that Sarah does not just want Lisa Murkowski to lose in November, she wants her to be publicly humiliated.

Amanda Terkel

Bill Clinton Chides GOP For Pushing A New Government Shutdown: 'It Didn't Work Out Very Well' In 1995

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

President Clinton condemned a proposal floated by several Republicans to shut down the government if the party takes back the majority in November, po...

Amanda Terkel

Joe Miller Struggles To Explain How He Would Help Millions Of Americans In Poverty

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

In an interview today with "Fox News Sunday," Alaska GOP Senate nominee Joe Miller had trouble explaining how he would help the 43.6 million Americans...

Joe Miller's Senate Campaign 'Is About Becoming The Male Sarah Palin,' Says Democratic Rival

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Democrat Scott McAdams, who's facing-off against Joe Miller for U.S. Senate in Alaska, said over the weekend that his Republican rival's campaign "is ...

Alaska Tea Party-Backed GOP Senate Candidate Cited In 3-Car Crash

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 05.25.2011

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The candidate who defeated U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Republican primary has been cited for his role in a recent t...

Joe Miller Noncommittal On Leader McConnell, Questions GOP 'Courage,' 'Leadership' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

On the heels of defeating incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP Senate primary, Joe Miller declined to say whether he would support Senate Min...

Murkowski Concedes

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 05.25.2011

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sen. Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer in arguab...

Joe Miller Worried That The Republican Establishment Is Working Against Him, May 'Steal Election'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

With thousands of absentee ballots still left to be counted in Alaska and the outcome of the GOP Senate primary looking increasingly unclear, Joe Mill...

Alaska Brawl Round II: Murkowski, Miller Brace For Legal Fight

The Daily Beast | Shushannah Walshe | Posted 05.25.2011

The count in the Alaskan Senate Republican primary continues for the second day with Joe Miller still in the lead, but the drama is heating up. The Da...

Joe Miller On The Issues: What He Has To Say About Guns, Hate Crimes, Social Security And Abortion

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Alaska GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller shocked the political establishment this week with his come-from-nowhere performance in his race against incumb...

Palin-Backed Joe Miller Poised to Overthrow Murkowski Dynasty -- What's Going on from an Alaskan Perspective

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker)

This could be a golden opportunity for Democrats to reclaim Alaska's past and usher in a new era of moderate, hard-working sensible and centrist Democrats to guide the state to a profitable, post-oil future.

Alaska Senate Primary Becomes Test Of Tea Party Strength

Posted 05.25.2011

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's U.S. Senate race promises to be the first real test of the tea party movement's political power in the state. In ...

Sarah Palin's Support For Murkowski-Foe Joe Miller Doesn't Entail Home State Appearances (AUDIO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Despite Sarah Palin's decision to wade into Sen. Lisa Murkowski's primary election fight by endorsing conservative challenger Joe Miller, the ex-Alask...