So, when Democrats challenge one another in primaries, the story becomes "a battle for the soul" of the party. But when Republicans such as Frank Murkowski in Alaska find themselves on the losing side of a primary, the media simply reports he lost.
Where is the battle for the soul of the Republican party? On the primary day when Joe Lieberman lost to Ned Lamont, the constant refrain, particularly from the right-wing media, was the battle for the Democratic party. Lieberman can lose and the Democrats become controled by the liberal wing, but Murkowski can lose and nobody talks about the Republican party's soul.
Is it because Republicans have no soul? Or is it because Murkowski is nothing but a laughing stock of a governor who turns his back on leaking pipelines and appoints his own daughter to fill his Senate seat when he retires. Any ideas?