Murkowski: “The Gloves Are Off”

AK Sen. takes the write-in route, will push forward with campaign despite not being on the ballot.

Murkowski: "The easier route would be to accept the result of the primary....My heart is Alaska...I cannot stop what we have started....We cannot accept the extremist views of Joe Miller."

And/but: Michael Steele says not so fast: “Alaskans selected Joe Miller as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate and he has the full support of the Republican National Committee. I am confident that he will win in November and will work to restore conservative, principled and fiscally responsible leadership in Washington.”