Tea Party Targets Murkowski In New Ad

A popular tea party group has released a new ad targeting Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.), who is staging a write-in campaign after losing her party’s primary.

The ad, ran by Tea Party Express, accuses Murkowski of backtracking on earlier promises to support the winner of the primary and states “You lost, Lisa. And it’s time you respect that this Senate seat doesn’t belong to you.”

The 60-second spot ends with an endorsement of Joe Miller, who won a narrow victory in the state’s primary.

Murkowski was appointed to the Senate by her father and former Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski in 2002. Conservative activists, including Sarah Palin, accused Murkowski of being too moderate on immigration and abortion.