Dems need to make it very clear to Murkowski that if she votes for DC statehood and voting rights, they'll back her reelection, otherwise it's 3rd place for her.
I'm on board with this.
I would rather have Murkowski than Tshibaka, obviously any sane person would...but if she wants to add Dem support and keep Gross out of the race, then she needs to back something major like DC statehood. Otherwise, screw her.
This would probably be lose-lose for her, since she'd go against her own principles and also jeopardize her re-election further by galvanizing opposition in what's still a largely Republican state. With the top-four system she probably wouldn't get nearly as much support from Democrats as she did in 2010 and 2016 when the only viable option was far more conservative, and that support might also harm her image as it did for Al Gross. As much as I'd love to see her forced to back down on her loathsome energy policy, it would be suicidal.
