What $5 million? Murkowski’s GOP rivals disregard long odds

Thomas Lamb, left, is running against Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Republican Primary. Bob Lochner, of Wasilla, is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. (Photos Liz Ruskin, APRN)
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has raised more than $5 million for her re-election effort.
She’s got big signs and TV ads across the state.
Three men are running against her in next week’s Republican Primary.
We found two undaunted optimists running shoestring campaigns, and a third candidate who rebuffed our inte