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(H/T) okcfriday.com
Wedding reception hosts Tina and Bruce Day, right, propose a toast to Congresswoman Mary Fallin and Wade Christensen’s recent marriage. Wade is a lawyer in Day’s firm. Photo by Vicki Clark
Excerpt from an email Sen. Brogdon sent to his supporters yesterday. We admire Mr. Brogdon’s optimism!
Dear friends,
I know many of you saw the recent polls in the Tulsa World, and I am encouraged about the results! Now, you may be asking how polling 19% (within the margin of error) against my opponent is a “good thing?” Well, what the newspapers aren’t telling you is what was buried deep inside the polling data.
First, we have catapulted to almost 20% in a very short period of time on a limited budget. The simple truth is our numbers keep going up and my opponent’s keep going down.
Second, there were close to 19% of people in the poll who said “not for Mary.” Since we have yet to spend any money on television and radio, they simply don’t know that there is another option. Once Oklahomans hear about my pro-growth, pro-freedom campaign I believe the vast majority of them will become Brogdon supporters!
Do the math; 19% for Randy Brogdon plus 19% for anyone but Mary Fallin places us at 38%. All we need is 50.1% to win the primary this July!
Finally, in a head to head match-up against the democrat challengers, my name wasn’t included, only my opponent’s. She barely beat the Liberal Democrat candidate with a narrow margin of 51%.
Related:
Okie Pundit: Non-Race of the Day: Mary Fallin vs. Randy Brogdon
Okie Pundit dissects the Fallin/Brogdon race for the Republican nomination for governor. News 9’s Scott Mitchell gives his analysis of the overall race for governor.
After receiving positive feedback for our last examination of a race that was over before it began, we’re placing the spotlight on another primary destined to end up heavily lopsided.
Congresswoman Mary Fallin vs. State Senator Randy Brogdon for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Fallin is serving her second term as the Congressional Representative for Oklahoma’s 5th District, prior to which she served three terms as Lieutenant Governor. Brogdon has represented the Owasso area in the State Senate since 2002.
As always, money is a very important factor in a campaign, especially on a statewide level. A successful candidate must be able to purchase enough media points to generate name identification, win supporters, and motivate them to vote. Here are the rounded fundraising figures through the last filing period in October. Read more…
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Video: The Race to be Oklahoma’s Next Governor
Renzi Stone, Rep. Mary Fallin, and an unidentified man at the Maverick PAC Oklahoma reception on Aug. 15th.
Chris Cillizza, who writes a blog for the Washington Post named “The Fix,” links to a past Oklahoma Political News Service post that speculates on a possible run for governor by Congresswoman Mary Fallin in 2010:
Oklahoma (D): Gov. Brad Henry’s narrow win in 2002 and far easier re-election victory in 2006 were all the more remarkable when considering the fact that President Bush carried the state with 60 percent in 2000 and 66 percent in 2004. With numbers like that, Republicans are licking their chops about taking back a governor’s mansion they believe is rightly theirs. Rep. Mary Fallin, the state’s lieutenant governor for 12 years, is the most prominent Republican name mentioned. Read more
Taxpayers….Get ready!
Despite crazed lunatic opinion leaders like the NY Times uber-liberal Thomas Friedman running around saying the sky is falling, the folks who actually run the country won a round with Tuesday’s rejection of the socialization of the nation’s mortgage banking industry.
Cheers to those who voted against the so-called bailout and jeers to those who voted “aye.” The vote clearly defined the difference between the big government crowd and conservatives. On this matter, party affiliation matters very little: true conservatives voted no, the others yes. And while a bailout of some sorts is inevitable, the ensuing bill will be far better than the Giveaway to Billionaires Act that went down in flames Tuesday.
Oklahomans know a little more than most with their past economic struggles, and voters are seething over the Republican-led giveaway of hard-earned tax dollars to Oklahoma fat cats in this year’s legislative session.
Just to set the record straight, while Friedman and Speaker Pelosi and the cartoonish Barney Frank try to spin their way out of this by blaming everybody but themselves, even Frank’s own liberal hometown paper knows who is to blame. The idiotic Friedman blames those pesky voters, but this video proves over and over who really was looking the other way as the sub-prime mortgage house of cards was collapsing.
Meanwhile the action shifts to the Senate today. But our hats are off to congressional delegation members Mary Fallin, John Sullivan and Frank Lucas.
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Green Country Values: Green Country Congressman votes, “No!” on the Bailout
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Okie Politics: Fallin, Lucas and Sullivan pro-Depression Deux
Right On!: Bailout or Ride it Out?
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) last week received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Spirit of Enterprise Award” for his support of pro-growth legislation during the 110th Congress. Accepting the award, Inhofe said:
I am honored to receive the ‘Spirit of Enterprise Award’ from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This organization provides an invaluable service to businesses nationwide. I will continue to fight for legislation that helps grow our nation’s economy, keeping America’s businesses the most competitive in the world.
Dan Boren, the only Democrat in the entire House of Representatives to receive the award, said:
I am honored to receive this award. The small business community, energy industry, and other manufacturers are an integral part of Oklahoma’s economy. I am committed to doing everything I can in Congress to help them grow our economy and create additional jobs in Oklahoma.
Tom Donohue, Chamber president and CEO, stated:
Senator Inhofe has proven to be an effective ally to the business community, supporting legislation that helps grow the economy and creates new jobs for hardworking Americans. The Chamber is grateful for Jim’s commitment to these important issues and is proud to present him with this award.
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Representative Boren has proven to be an effective ally to the business community, supporting legislation that helps grow the economy and creates new jobs for hardworking Americans. The Chamber is grateful for Dan’s commitment to these important issues and is proud to present him with this award.
The Oklahomans who were honored were:
The U.S. Chamber is the world’s largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses of every size, sector, and region. A complete list of the 2007 Spirit of Enterprise recipients is here.
