Alaska Senate--GOP becoming worried about McAdams--launches first ad against him

Republican nominee Joe Miller appears to have slipped to third place, behind Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams (D). That order is reinforced by the National Republican Senatorial Committee's decision to launch its first independent expenditure ad targeting the Democrat. The spot is the NRSC's second on statewide television in two weeks, and comes on the heels of Miller revealing that he was disciplined during his tenure as a local government lawyer for using a municipal computer for political purposes and attempting to cover it up.

"He's slipping for sure," a knowledgeable Republican operative said of Miller. "The Alaska Supreme Court ruling allowing voters to ask for a write-in ballot further sets him back. I still believe, as do most folks, that he will win -- but just barely. If the write-in weren't so confusing he would probably not win."

A Hays Research Group poll out Thursday showed McAdams at 29 percent and Miller at 23 percent. The category that led the poll with 34 percent was "write in candidate," which presumably means voters who support Murkowski. The poll, which did not include a screen for likely voters, was taken Oct. 25-26

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/10/murkowski-takes-lead-in-alaska.html

:popcorn:

Just sent him $10!

Fear, after all, is never a good adviser.