Trump-backed Alaska candidate blasts 'so-called Republican' Murkowski for endorsing Dem

What happened: Alaska Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson said she was not surprised that Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed her Democratic opponent, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, saying the two share similar views on taxation and the oil industry. Key numbers: Trump endorsed Wilson on Oct. 13, days before Murkowski announced her support for Kreiss-Tomkins. Why it matters: Wilson, who pledged to keep "sounding the alarm" about Murkowski, called her a "so-called Republican senator" and said she has warned since 2010 about Murkowski subscribing to "extreme liberal socialist policies.

Alaska Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson said she was not surprised that Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed her Democratic opponent, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, saying the two share similar views on taxation and the oil industry.

Wilson, who pledged to keep "sounding the alarm" about Murkowski, called her a "so-called Republican senator" and said she has warned since 2010 about Murkowski subscribing to "extreme liberal socialist policies.