FAIRBANKS, Alaska - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has decided to run as a write-in candidate in the November election, according to an e-mail from a campaign supporter. And a Murkowski cousin, Mary Gore, wrote on her Facebook page today that Murkowski will announce her continued candidacy in Anchorage this afternoon. “...My cousin will announce at 5:00 today that she will run as a write-in candidate for US Senate,” Gore wrote. “If you live in Anchorage, come join the party at the Dena’ina Center.
“Come be a part of history and learn how to spell her last name correctly for the ballot!”
Murkowski campaign spokesman Steve Wackowski declined to confirm reports that Murkowski was going to continue her campaign against Fairbanks attorney Joe Miller, who upset Murkowski in the Aug. 24 Republican primary.
“It’s either going to be a wake or going to be a wedding,” Wackowski said of today’s announcement. “And that’s about all I can say.
“We want to gather all her supporters there, and she wants to tell them directly her intentions,” he said.
Murkowski is traveling from Washington, D.C. and is expected to arrive in Anchorage at about 2:30 p.m.
