NBC's Matt Lauer, on Thursday's Today show, invited on Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski to applaud her presumptive write-in ballot win over Republican candidate Joe Miller and asked if she would now “stand up against” Republicans “who may feel that the only way for them to succeed” is for Barack Obama to fail. After Lauer went through the perfunctory congratulations, he asked the candidate who failed to win her party's own primary, if she would, essentially, become a thorn in the side of Republicans as seen in the following question: MATT LAUER: You, you talk about governance based on anger or fear. You're a moderate Republican. You've said that you do not pass the purity test that the Tea Party has set out. You said something else. You said, said “I will tell you I'm not one of those who wants Obama to fail.” Will you stand up against other Republicans who may feel that the only way for them to succeed is for the President not to succeed? Lauer also made sure to note that since Sarah Palin endorsed Joe Miller, Murkowski's victory could also be seen as a diminishment of the former Alaskan Governor's “prestige” and “power,” as queried: “There are a lot of other people who are saying you defeated Sarah Palin. She backed Mr. Miller in her home state, put the prestige of her power behind that, that endorsement. How much does this say about her power and impact going forward, in your opinion?” (video after the break) read more
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Lauer to Lisa Murkowski: Will You Stand Up to Republicans Who Want Obama to Fail?
