MSNBC: Is Something going on in Alaska?

*** Is something going on in Alaska? It very well could be that Alaska's three-way Senate contest is more of a contest than Florida's three-way. Consider: Scott McAdams (D) has raised a significant amount of money by Alaska standards ($685,000 in the past quarter) and his ads are compelling (the Hulk tie and the Inouye endorsement were interesting tributes to Ted Stevens); Joe Miller (R) hasn't been running a very good race (see: his press conference announcing that he wouldn't take questions about his past); and there is uncertainty (anecdotally from folks in the Anchorage business community) that Lisa Murkowski can't win a write-in campaign. In fact, the McAdams fundraising surge (again, by Alaska standards) may be evidence that some in Anchorage biz community are their hedging bets. Bottom line: Don't be surprised if we begin to see a McAdams surge, or if we begin to see some outside groups jump and, well, muck around.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/10/14/5289553-first-thoughts-i-want-my-mtv

Two Dem senators from Palinostan -- woo!

You may have read the other day that Sarah is now less popular in Alaska than President Obama -- who is nobody's favorite here, I can tell you.

Miller is in a world of hurt. What we're hoping for now is that Democrats/Independents who were planning to write in Lisa because of Millerphobia will come to their senses and realize that the best candidate, Scott McAdams, can win. This far out, I think Scott can make up the difference.

Miller is proving to be an exceptional hypocrite even by Republican standards, and he has apparently been written-off by the Alaska business elite. A write-in candidacy is a real long-shot, and there is growing skepticism that Murkowski can pull it off. Scott McAdams has raised a respectable amount of money, and by all accounts is running an excellent campaign. I really hope he makes it.

http://www.scottmcadams.org/