Dan Sullivan seeks to join Dan Sullivan as Alaska's Senator

[An American Tail: Fubart Goes West]

Endorsed for the sake of funny.

And also so that Murkowski can run another write in campaign.

[tmthforu94]

He thinks he can beat America's best senator?!? I'm with Lisa!

[publicunofficial]

If Murkowski loses the primary, does she run another write-in? I think if she was forced to do that, she'd officially run as an Independent just so she doesn't have to go throw with this process again.

She'd almost certainly caucus with R's, but I could see her taking the Angus King reasoning of "I can best serve Alaska by being in the majority party"

[Coolface Sock #42069]

So, I'm assuming he's going after her from the right. Am I correct?

[Heisenberg]

So, I'm assuming he's going after her from the right. Am I correct?

Yes. Murkowski is one of the least conservative Republicans in the Senate, and she was primaried in 2010.

[Joe Republic]

Someday perhaps Arkansas state rep. Dan Sullivan might run for Senate as well.  At that point they could start up the Dan Sullivan Caucus.

Dan Sullivan (R-Ak.)
Dan Sullivan (R-Ak.)
Dan Sullivan (R-Ark.)

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Obligatory reminder that Alaska politics does not work like mainland politics and comfortable narratives about 'the right' and 'left' irt the GOP don't work very well.

[Horsemask]

So Murkowski running write-in again?

Since there's no real Democrat running, might as well.

ayyyyyyyy

[HAnnA MArin County]

Why is Lisa Murkowski being primaried, aside from the perception that she's a moderate/liberal/RINO. Seems to me that after she won that write-in campaign in 2010, they would back off of her. #LeaveLisaAlone

[Maxwell]

Why is Lisa Murkowski being primaried, aside from the perception that she's a moderate/liberal/RINO. Seems to me that after she won that write-in campaign in 2010, they would back off of her. #LeaveLisaAlone

Her record got a lot more moderate after she won that race.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Why is Lisa Murkowski being primaried, aside from the perception that she's a moderate/liberal/RINO. Seems to me that after she won that write-in campaign in 2010, they would back off of her. #LeaveLisaAlone

Alaska Republicans are factional.  Murkowski represents the old elite (she was literally handed the seat by nepotism), people like Sullivan represent new blood. This is a broad tent thing - opponents can be quasi-libertarians like Joe Miller, standard conservatives like both Sullivans or cross-idealogical populists like Palin 1.0 or Walker.

[The Arizonan]

Someday perhaps Arkansas state rep. Dan Sullivan might run for Senate as well.  At that point they could start up the Dan Sullivan Caucus.

Dan Sullivan (R-Ak.)
Dan Sullivan (R-Ak.)
Dan Sullivan (R-Ark.)

For what it's worth, there were two congressmen named Mike Rogers in the House not too long ago.

[SATW]

http://www.adn.com/politics/2016/06/07/sully-on-sully-senator-backs-senator-in-senate-race/

...lol

[The Other Castro]

http://www.adn.com/politics/2016/06/07/sully-on-sully-senator-backs-senator-in-senate-race/

...lol

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

[catographer]

Dems should find a third guy named Dan Sullivan and run him.

[Seattle]

How about 3 candidates with the same name in Romania: http://www.politico.eu/article/romanian-election-pits-three-men-with-same-name-against-each-other-vasile-cepoi-draguseni/

[TJ in Oregon]

Why is Lisa Murkowski being primaried, aside from the perception that she's a moderate/liberal/RINO. Seems to me that after she won that write-in campaign in 2010, they would back off of her. #LeaveLisaAlone

Her record got a lot more moderate after she won that race.

She's also something of a dynastic/machine candidate and will for that reason face perennial opposition.