This has quickly become old news in the past 24 hours or so, and I didn't write about it earlier because I wanted to see what would unfold, but this has turned into one outrageous spectacle on the part of certain individuals opposed to Sarah Palin and Joe Miller, as well as an organization in the Republican Party that is once again guilty of meddling in primary elections: the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC).
With counting of the absentee votes in Alaska under way, efforts by the NRSC and people associated with Senator Lisa Murkowski's campaign led to questions as to whether the likely victory of Joe Miller would be sabotaged or even reversed. First, an attorney for the NRSC headed to Alaska to consult with Senator Murkowski, and then there were efforts to make her a minor party candidate in the general election, even going so far as to result in the leadership of the Alaska Libertarian Party to decide on whether to supplant their own popularly elected nominee with Senator Murkowski (thankfully, it was unanimously turned down). It has been since followed by the NRSC bringing its people back from Alaska, and there are also some questions about possible vote tampering by individuals supporting Senator Murkowski. All of it is nothing short of outrageous.
As far as the NRSC goes, it ticked me off to hear about their role in the primary race. I still remember their own meddling here in Indiana when they decided they had to add another contender in the primary race for the U.S. Senate (they tried three times; third time being the charm for them). Frankly, it's almost enough for me to hope the NRSC leader, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, is defeated in the 2014 primaries (his time for re-election come up). His decision to support establishment candidates in several primary contests this year has been galling; it makes me wonder how long the Republican Party will last with characters like him still running things.
As for Joe Miller, his nomination is still not assured, as the matter of what Senator Murkowski will do now is hard to say (considering what has happened since the election last week).
To put it mildly, I don't like these meddlers one bit.
(Much thanks to R.S. McCain and Eric Dondero for covering this.)
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