After twice endorsing Democrat Mary Peltola in her 2022 and 2024 U.S. House races, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has decided to now side with her fellow Republicans and back U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s bid to keep his seat.
In 2022, Murkowski chose to buck her party and back Peltola who was running against Begich and Sarah Palin to fill the seat that was vacated when longtime GOP Congressman Don Young died while in office. Then in 2024, Murkowski, once again, broke with her party to back Peltola’s unsuccessful reelection bid against Begich.
Now that Peltola is making a third foray into national politics, Murkowski has agreed to back the GOP candidate.
Her latest pledge of allegiance was formalized in a Jan. 15 announcement that claimed, “Murkowski swiftly endorsed Sullivan on Monday, citing their work together in the Senate, despite previously backing Peltola in her previous House races.”
But it wasn’t clear to the public which way Murkowski would swing this time around, especially given her frequent propensity to abandon the GOP when it comes to numerous key votes.
On Jan. 6, just nine days before deciding to back Sullivan, Murkowski held a sit-down interview with the Northern Journal in which she was asked if she would back her fellow Senate Republican if Peltola challenged him.
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“You know, I made it very clear, when Nick Begich was running against Mary (in 2024) — I said, ‘No offense to you, Nick, but Mary has been my longtime friend, and I’m going to support her,’” Murkowski said. “If she were to run against my colleague, yeah: It puts me in a difficult spot. But I also think it puts a lot of Alaskans in a difficult spot. Mary, not unlike me, is able to attract support from both sides, right? And granted, it’s early right now. But my sense is that Dan is doing a pretty good job of shoring up this support from not only traditional Republican voters and donors, but from many who kind of view themselves more independently.”
Once Peltola made her campaign bid official this week, Murkowski quickly backed Sullivan.
“I wish Mary well. She is my long-time friend,” she said on Jan. 15. “That said, I have worked with Senator Sullivan for the past 12 years, and I strongly believe that a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate is in Alaska’s best interests … I will be supporting Dan’s re-election – just as I did in 2014 and 2020.”
Begich, who also endorsed Sullivan, offered no such praise for Peltola.
“While my predecessor [Peltola] spent her time empowering national Democrats and failing to pass a single piece of legislation out of the House, Dan Sullivan was busy getting big things done for Alaska,” he said. “From unleashing our energy by fighting for the Willow project and unlocking ANWR and the NPR-A, to securing historic investments in Alaska’s healthcare, military and Coast Guard, Dan has proven time and time again that he is an Alaska First, America First fighter who delivers for our state.”
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Lisa is trying to convince us she’s one of us, everyone needs a good laugh now and then. She’s a RINO, and everyone know how unfriendly and unpredictable rhinos are.
Wow, you know Mary is awful when even Lisa knows she does absolutely nothing for her pay.
Petola gets nothing from the right Murkowski is plain stupid. Her dear friend is a complete imbecile and does not belong anywhere near the government.
it’s called licking two popsicles at once!
Lisa does it again, TDS has bored deeply into her brain. She again asserts herself (not for the country’s good) into Trump’s Greeland negotiations. Any time President Trump tries to accomplish something Lisa gets in his way, like she has nothing better to do with our representation. I pray that we pass Ballot Measure 2 and eliminate Rank Choice Voting so that in 2028 we can eliminate this TDS infected senator.
Two Faced Lies A Lot will vote for Peltola.
Trust must be earned, and Lisa is NOT to be trusted (HINT: the NOT word has emphasis).
She brags about her years in DC which she clearly has honed her voice to proudly resonate the tone of a democrat. She is a national embarrassment to most Alaskan citizens and appears to not care. She represents the democrat native community first and unashamedly neglects those who vote outside of that constituency.
She is learned in the art of deception (note her sneaky way of getting on the ballot and backing RCV to win the vote) and cannot be trusted.
If she is backing Dan Sullivan, this makes me suspicious of Dans true colors. She claims she doesn’t want to ‘split the vote’ if ‘her good friend’ gets elected? WHAT A HOOT!! Anyone else see the irony in this statement? IS she NOT splitting the vote in DC Senate as a RINO?
Question: Does Senator Sullivan support President Trump and the Trump agenda? OR does he work as a quiet RINO waiting for Trump to lose the House/Senate (either or both is bad news for America and Alaska).
Given the choice of the ‘other’ candidate who has declared herself to be running, I have no doubt I will cast a vote for Dan Sullivan. But that said, I have long suspected Dan is one of the many working in DC who are waiting for President Trumps term to end.
I have written Senator Dan Sullivan’s office with requests:
Terminate the Blue Slip process.
Do away with the Filibuster.
Control rouge federal judges.
Encourage Alaska Governor to work with President Trumps team that is requesting election roll verification.
Move forward with the Trump nominations.
I received a letter back that left me glazy eyed and not satisfied as to any acknowledgement that the issues had merit.
Our choice is saving or losing America at the Mid Terms.
I am not ready, willing or able to go back to democrat control of Congress and the House.
Please
DO NOT VOTE FOR A DC DEMOCRAT IN THE MIDTERMS.