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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said on a podcast she’s open to the possibility of becoming an independent and caucusing with Democrats.
“Is there a world in which by becoming unaligned or an independent, you could help Alaskans that you consider it?” Galen Druke asked during an interview on his GD Politics podcast.
“There may be that possibility,” Murkowski answered.
“There is some openness to exploring something different than the status quo,” she later added.
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NEW: Sen. Murkowski tells me, on the question of whether she’d consider becoming an independent & caucusing with the Dems if they pick up 3 seats in the midterms:
“There may be that possibility,” and, “There is some openness to exploring something different than the status quo.”… pic.twitter.com/DJXpb5GBGX
— Galen Druke (@galendruke) June 23, 2025
From POLITICO:
Druke asked Murkowski how she’d respond if Democrats won three seats in the 2026 midterm election, “and they say, we’re gonna let you pass bills that benefit Alaskans if you caucus with us.”
“You’ve started off with the right hook here, is ‘if this would help Alaskans,’” she told Druke.
Murkowski has clashed with Trump several times since he returned to the White House, including accusing him of “walking away from our allies” after the president’s February fight with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. And in May, she criticized the administration for revoking the temporary protected status of Afghan immigrants, calling the move “a historic betrayal.”
In March, Murkowski told reporters her Republican colleagues were “afraid” of going against Trump and then-ally Elon Musk, and said the pair’s work reducing the federal workforce through the Department of Government Efficiency was “traumatizing people.”
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Seriously .@lisamurkowski you have been mislabeled — you are a RINO.
‘My vote, my views’ supersedes the will of your constituents and they are not getting the representation needed.
In the 2024 election – Alaska unanimously voted for the .@POTUS by 54.54% over Harris – but… pic.twitter.com/7zcIO2m43x
— Erica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@EricaRN4USA) June 20, 2025
Per Mediaite:
In numerous media interviews on Monday to promote her new book, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) entertained the possibility of bailing on the GOP. One of those interviews was conducted by former FiveThirtyEight podcaster Galen Druke on his GD Politics show. In it, Murkowski refused to quell speculation that she could jump ship, but did say she has fundamental disagreements with Democrats.
“Challenged as I think we may be on the Republican side, I don’t see the Democrats being much better,” Murkowski said. “They’ve got not only their share of problems, but quite honestly, they’ve got some policies that I just inherently disagree with.”
So Druke followed up by asking whether Murkowski would consider going Independent — should the GOP lose three seats in the 2026 midterm elections, thus putting Democrats in control of the chamber.
“There may be that possibility,” she said, adding, “There is some openness to exploring something different than the status quo.”
In an interview with Semafor, Murkowski said, “Have I considered [switching parties]? Yes, because I’ve been asked the question.”