U.S. Politics · Elections · 16 outlets (L 4 · C 4 · R 8)
Murkowski endorses Democrat Kreiss-Tomkins in Alaska governor's race
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state lawmaker, in Alaska's governor's race on Tuesday.[3, 7] She passed over three Republican candidates, including Bernadette Wilson, whom President Donald Trump endorsed earlier this month.[3, 7, 8] The announcement came one week before Election Day, according to NBC News.[6, 14]
In a statement released by Kreiss-Tomkins' campaign, Murkowski praised his commitment to bipartisanship and urged voters to set partisan politics aside.[7, 16] MS NOW reported that Murkowski argued Alaskans are seeking "something different" after eight years under term-limited Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy.[2] Mediaite reported the endorsement came days after Trump called Murkowski a "DISGRACE" to the state and the country.[5]
Why it matters The endorsement backs the only Democrat on Alaska's ranked choice ballot one week before Election Day.[6, 16]
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Of the 16 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center, 4 are center and 8 are right of center (8 of them in the Right group).
- Left: none.
- Leans left: HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), MS NOW (−0.76), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), Blaze Media (+1.71), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76).
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