After announcing his intention to run in Alaska’s 2014 U.S. Senate race, state Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell (R) asserted Wednesday that he’s the only legitimate Republican in the race.
Treadwell was directing his criticism on Joe Miller, the tea party activist who claimed the GOP’s nomination in Alaska’s 2010 Senate race before falling to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) in the general election. Murkowski scored an improbable victory over Miller as a write-in candidate.
“I believe I don’t scare people. Joe does sometimes,” Treadwell told The Hill.
He added that he’s “certain more credible as a candidate” than Miller.
The two Republicans are vying for the opportunity to challenge Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) in next year’s general election.