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To: Little Joe who wrote (144716)	9/20/2010 4:21:12 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542109

>>The general will be held on one day, which means that the tea party grass roots and money will be spread thinner.<< They sure used the element of surprise to ambush the primary here, but they won't have it in the general. There's a significant group of Republicans here who absolutely detest Joe Miller, hence the write-in effort for Murkowski. Here's some background on the internal dissension, concerning Joe's failed attempt to vote out the state party chairman in 2006... A skunk at the Tea Party community.adn.com Toward the end of the convention when it was apparent his fireworks had fizzled, in what can only be described as paranoid and bizarre, a security detail - yes, pretend Secret Service suits with Aviator glasses and earpieces - showed up to flank and apparently protect the silly, self-important Joe from a bunch of mostly middle-age Republican delegates who had voted against him and were now genuinely embarrassed for him. The following Monday the sulking, delusional drama queen quit the Republican Party.