Patricia Murphy - Sarah Palin Scores Another Victory

Patricia Murphy

Had John McCain not chosen Sarah Palin to be his running mate in the 2008 presidential election, Palin would likely have been on Tuesday's ballot in Alaska's primary defending her job as governor of the frontier state. Instead, Palin has morphed from a political unknown to the biggest kingmaker the GOP ranks, doling out endorsements and enjoying a better-than-even record as she picks winners and losers in her party's primaries. Palin's most recent victory may be coming in her own state of Alaska, where former federal judge Joe Miller is ahead in the GOP race against Palin nemesis, Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Miller stunned Murkowski Tuesday by finishing four points ahead of her, with several thousand ballots outstanding. Read more here:

Patricia Murphy - Sarah Palin Scores Another Victory