Primary Colors
At The Weekly Standard, John McCormack breaks down last night's primary elections.
On McCain/Hayworth: "The death of Hayworth's campaign may have actually occurred on June 21, when an infomercial of Hayworth hawking free government money surfaced."
On Miller/Murkowski: "Miller leads Murkowski 51.1 percent to 48.9 percent--or 45,909 to 43,949 votes. But the election isn't over quite yet. The Hotline's Reid Wilson writes that there are 8,000 absentee ballots to be counted beginning next Tuesday. But, assuming Miller maintins his 1,960 vote lead as the final two percent of precincts are counted, Murkowski would need 5,000 of the 8,000 absentee votes break in her favor to overtake Miller."
Plus there's Florida, where Marco Rubio has delivered his victory speech. (Not the last, one may hope.)
Finally, McCormack also has a helpful primer on Joe Miller, Alaska's Palin-boosted dark horse (papa grizzly?).
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May '10
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But what of Rick Scott victory James? Whose analysis passes muster with Ricochet's illustrious managing editor on that outcome?
Jun '10
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People wonder why there are folks in Alaska that hate Sarah Palin's guts. It's because it's personal. There's no important political job in Alaska that you get without wrestling it away from some tough s.o.b. (with a long memory,) because that's how they got it. And now that they've lost it, they have a lot fewer "friends."
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Weigel at Rick Scott party:
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And another thing: McCain had to spend to get that win -- almost $75 per vote, according to Esquire.