It’s Official: Joe Miller Lost His Alaskan Senate Bid To A Write-In Candidate

Fox News is reporting that write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski has defeated GOP candidate Joe Miller to become Senator for the state of Alaska. Not only does this mean that the traditional Republican candidate has defeated the Sarah Palin-backed Tea Party candidate, but its the first time in a very long time that an office as high as US Senator has been elected by write-in campaign.

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