(Red State)—Speaking as RedState’s most popular and best-looking Alaskan correspondent (I’m also RedState’s only Alaskan correspondent), I admit to a little embarrassment over the continued presence of Princess Lisa Murkowski as one of our senators. I have always given Princess Lisa credit where credit’s due; she is a survivor, with her cobbled-up coalition of Anchorage and Juneau Democrats and squishy Republicans that keep sending her back to Washington. Our ill-advised ranked-choice voting scheme also helped her to win her last election, and if we don’t undo that mistake, it may help her win again.
Now, I don’t much care for the term Republican in Name Only (RINO) as it’s too often used to mean “Any Republican who disagrees with me on any given issue.” But in the case of Senator Murkowski, boy, howdy, does it ever apply. As evidence, I offer that Princess Lisa has once again been censured by a branch of the Alaska Republican Party.
On Thursday, Alaska Republican Party District 26 (Wasilla) convened and voted in favor of a resolution to censure Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The resolution, charging Murkowski with a series of offenses against core GOP principles, was formally adopted and will now be forwarded for consideration at the State Republican Central Committee meeting on Saturday.
The district had sent the charges to Murkowski and given her time to respond, but did not hear back from her.
You don’t say. But the Wasilla group is not the only one heaping opprobrium on our RINO senator:
This action follows a growing trend across the state. Earlier this year, a Kenai district committee unanimously passed a censure resolution, citing Murkowski’s repeated criticism of former President Trump, endorsement of Democratic candidates (notably support for Mary Peltola in 2022 and 2024), resistance to Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary, and her advocacy for ranked-choice voting, viewed by Republicans as a direct conflict with their platform.
Since then, at least seven other districts have followed suit, supporting similar resolutions demanding sanctions. The Valley Republican Women of Alaska also passed a similar resolution condemning Murkowski.
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