Lisa Murkowski's Tin Ear

Before announcing her write in campaign, Lisa Murkowski consulted her core constituency - lobbyists.

Less than an hour before Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski planned to announce a write-in campaign to retain her seat, her top aide e-mailed scores of the most prominent lobbyists in Washington to ask them to join a Saturday conference call with the senator.

Murkowski, who was defeated unexpectedly in the Republican primary last month by attorney Joe Miller, announced Friday evening that she will mount a write-in campaign to try to keep her seat.

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