Murkowski, who is up for reelection in 2010, is nervous to hear whether Palin is competing for her spot in the US Senate.
But Murkowski is defending herself saying that Palin should be the one who is nervous.
Palin is up for reelection in 2010. She could do a second term as governor, but the Senate has some decent attractions: a national platform, getting her résumé to look better, and to rebuild her damage reputation on foreign policy and other issues.
Murkowski thinks running against her would be a bad idea for Palin's sake, because if she lost her "stock would drop just ahead of a 2012 presidential run. And if she won, she be a backbencher on chamber that is dominated by seniority-and would have to begin her presidential campaign as soon as she took office" (Politico).
It also seems as if there as personal issues between the two woman as well that adds onto the drama. Palin defeated Frank Murkowski, Lisa's father, in the governors race, and claimed that her father was part of the "old boys network". This term is obviously offensive to Lisa, as she cut an interview short when the topic was brought up.
Even though Palin's popularity decreased after she took on the role as the GOP's vice presidential candidate and didn't perform so perfectly in television interviews, at home she still has high ratings, with about 80 percent support from Republican voters. Murkowski shares similarly high numbers.
Two Republicans from Alaska head to head for the US Senate? Pretty Crazy. But I must say that I have to agree with Murkowski on this issue, because if Palin wants to run for president, being in the senate would be unreasonable as she would have to start her campaign right as she starts her job as senator.
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Sarah Palin cannot become a senator. Granted Alaska has made some poor choices in their representative choices, but thats going to far. The fact that Palin has made it to the gubernatorial seat is, in itself,astounding. The worst part about this I think is that she honestly has a chance at making it to the senate. and that terrifies me.
Give it a few years, and I doubt we'll hear the name "Sarah Palin" ever again. If I were her, I would never want to show my face in public again, especially after that disaster involving the turkeys. She's just such an easy target for bad publicity; everything associated with her goes down in flames.
The point is, I don't think Senator Murkowski has much to worry about from Sarah Palin. And I just can't see Palin running for President. Nobody would take her seriously anymore.
the McCain campaign did not go down in flames. they lost, but for a while she drew in astounding numbers of supporters. And I didnt think she could be taken seriously from the beginning, yet many people still like her. I wish I could say she wouldn't return, but I think its going to be like the rocky sequels: shell keep coming, and it will keep getting worse.
I think Palin will continue to try to either be in the White House or the Senate, or wherever she can get publicity. It's just sad that it was her VP nomination that made her motivated to be more popular in American politics. I think she wants attention.
Lets just pray that she does not run for office in 2012, though I doubt America would vote for her in the sense that she systematically disassembled the McCain campaign in 2008 by acting like she herself was running for president.
wow I guess Sarah Palin really wants to be part of the White House. I guess she enjoyed all the attention and the support she recieved when she ran for office. I guess we will have to wait and see whether she is going to run again in 2012.
I wonder how much this is just the current Senator trying to dissuade Palin from running. Remember, though her name seems to be a substitute for the word mud in certain parts of the country she drew large crowds during the election and remains very popular in her native Alaska.
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