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Young endorsing neither Miller nor Murkowski
Posted by Alaska_Politics
Anchorage Daily News
Posted: September 27, 2010 - 4:31 pm
From David Hulen in Anchorage --
Rep. Don Young isn't endorsing Joe Miller or Lisa Murkowski in the race for U.S. Senate. An update posted on Young's Facebook page says the congressman will work with whoever wins.
"Joe Miller is the Republican nominee and normally I would support the nominee," the Facebook post says. "But I have a long history of working with Sen. Murkowski and a personal history with the Murkowski family which is very important to me. I am focusing on my own election but no matter who wins, I am committed to working with Alaska's 2 senators as I’ve always done in the past."
The Alaska Republican's views on the Senate race was first reported Friday evening by the Alaska Public Radio Network. In an interview with APRN, Young said he was disappointed in the low turnout in Alaska's August primaries, and said he'd like to move that election to spring or October. Listen to it here.
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