Split In Republican Party Evident In This Election Write-Up

Consider the contradiction in the second full paragraph of this New York Times story about the impending recount defeat of Tea Party Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller by Republican incumbent/now Independent Lisa Murkoswki:

"Assisted by lawyers sent by the Republican National Senatorial Committee, the Miller campaign set out to challenge every smudge, stray mark and misspelling they could find (and, often, only they could find) on write-in votes that appeared to be for Ms. Murkowski."

Reap what you sow.