Via Mother Jones:
On Monday, the Tea Party Express sent out an email blast touting a supposed surge by Joe Miller, the group's preferred candidate in the Alaska Republican senate primary. Miller, the email said, was quickly narrowing the gap with incumbent Republican Lisa Murkowski.
The last public poll had Murkowski crushing Miller by 32 points. But the Tea Party Express says this latest, unnamed poll in Alaska finds Miller within just 9 points a few days before the August 24 primary.
There's one glaring problem, however: outside of the Tea Party Express email, I can't find any evidence that the latest poll even exists.
The Miller campaign is getting its ass kicked up there in Alaska, despite its star endorsements from Mike Huckabee, Mark Levin, Lars Larson, and Laura Ingraham. Oh, and of course, the most prized endorsement of all from the former half-term governor, Madame Winksalot herself. But then, an endorsement from Sarah isn't worth all that much, at least in Alaska. Better make up some bogus poll numbers to show that he's winning still getting crushed. That's sure to help.