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Echoing Politico article, Politico senior editor omits Murkowski in discussion of "family dynasties"

December 17, 2008 5:01 pm ET

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SUMMARY: Discussing "family dynasties" on MSNBC Live, Politico senior editor Beth Frerking and David Shuster mentioned that several incoming Democratic senators and Democrats who could become senators in the future have relatives who have been elected to public office, but did not note that, in the last 10 years, two Republican senators have been appointed to their fathers' Senate seats, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who was appointed in 2002 by her father.

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