Murkowski Race With Palin-Backed Foe Awaits Absentees
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Senate Republicans sent their top campaign lawyer to advise Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski about the state’s count of absentee ballots as the Libertarian Party considered endorsing her if she loses the party primary.
The absentee votes will determine whether Murkowski, a Republican seeking a second term, withstands the challenge from an insurgent candidate endorsed by Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement.