Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) says she has “considered” the possibility of switching to the Senate Democratic caucus when asked about it but she doesn’t see Democrats as being much better than Republicans and has some major policy disagreements with her colleagues on the other side of the aisle.

Murkowski, who is a pivotal vote on the Republican megabill that is expected to come to the Senate floor this week, is opening up about her frustrations with the two-party system and acknowledged in a recent podcast that that she may explore the possibility of becoming an independent who aligns with Democrats on major bills.

“I would be not being honest with you if I said I’ve never been asked … ‘Why don’t you switch?’ Or people have said: ‘You should switch,’” Murkowski told Semafor in a recent interview ahead of her new book, “Far from Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, DC.”

Murkowksi said she has “considered” switching to the Democratic Party when asked about it but doesn’t appear close to pulling the trigger on such a dramatic move, which could shake up the balance of power on Capitol Hill.

“Have I considered it? Yes, because I’ve been asked the question,” she said.

Murkowski acknowledged that sometimes she........

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