Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (R) Alaska: “We know that in this day and age, politics are very polarized, probably more polarized than in any time that I have been serving and in any level of government. And I think a voice of moderation, one that is looking to serve all Alaskans, not putting party interests over politics or performance, but just doing the best job that I possibly can for the state. So I’m looking forward to an active campaign in that some 360 days ahead.”
“You know, my job, my responsibility not only as a sitting United States senator, but now as an incumbent candidate running forward, my job is to reach out to Alaskans. My job is to gain the support of Alaskans. There will be plenty of people on the outside who will be gunning for me, who will suggest that I am not right for Alaskans. I would put that directly to the people of this state.”
“I’ve said that campaigns in Alaska, certainly the campaigns that I’ve been part of, have never been easy, they’ve never been ordinary. It will probably be true to that. But again, with any campaign you need to just be focused on on the mission, be focused on the message and work hard every day to to earn the support from Alaskans.”