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TwilightZone

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16. She's not.

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 11:22 PM

Jan 2021

She's made that quite clear.

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Schumer needs Murkowski to leave GOP and become an Independent. [View all] blm Jan 2021 OP

That would work, but have no idea what the probability of that would be still_one Jan 2021 #1

Wonder how that would play at home luv2fly Jan 2021 #2

she could pull it off. drray23 Jan 2021 #5

Yes, I was impressed she won as a write in candidate, not easy Walleye Jan 2021 #15

She was reelected in 2010 as an independent jcgoldie Jan 2021 #6

Unfortunately, she voted with Repubs a lot of the time previously. spooky3 Jan 2021 #3

Seems that a deal could be possible. She's still a professional politician. blm Jan 2021 #7

agreed - I just don't know that she's close to making the big break. nt spooky3 Jan 2021 #9

She's not. TwilightZone Jan 2021 #16

We can all contact her office and try to persuade her. dubyadiprecession Jan 2021 #4

The info coming out about the insurrection may convince her. blm Jan 2021 #11

This! drmeow Jan 2021 #19

Offer her Chair of a Committee where Alaska can get a lot of government goodies... kentuck Jan 2021 #8

That's what I was thinking. blm Jan 2021 #12

But as soon as that word gets out, lots of Dems will object or spooky3 Jan 2021 #21

She actually made a statement to this very issue after the Capitol siege. Budi Jan 2021 #10

'No way': Murkowski rules out switching parties. LeftInTX Jan 2021 #13

She may see things differently when FBI releases all blm Jan 2021 #14

I would think in the present senate, an Independent would end up being a very important person captain queeg Jan 2021 #17

Even an independent who doesn't caucus would Dems would put Reps in the minority, Liberty Belle Jan 2021 #18

Just what I said earlier today here. msfiddlestix Jan 2021 #20

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