Several cities across the country faced transit-oriented elections last week, and the success and failure of some of those measures offers lessons for Oklahoma City.
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Code red: Republicans continue statewide dominance
It was a Democratic slaughter with red all over the ballot.
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PODCAST: Republicans underline their hold on Oklahoma
In this week’s episode of Capital City we welcome Sen. David Holt who offers his take on what Tuesday’s elections in Oklahoma mean. Warning: You Democrats may not like his take on the future of elections in the Sooner State.
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Republicans continue state dominance
Republicans continued their recent trend of political dominance in Oklahoma, winning every statewide seat and most House and Senate races.
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Cooper will challenge Shadid in Ward 2
James Cooper has announced his intention to run against Ed Shadid in OKC’s Ward 2 this March.
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Nothing unexpected in only debate of governor’s race
In the only debate between Rep. Joe Dorman and Gov. Mary Fallin, Oklahoma’s candidates for governor looked to gain an upper hand.
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Uphill battle
Oklahoma Democrats are still in rebuilding mode. An electoral thrashing in 2010 left the party in shambles, and 2014 is a year to try to hold ground and maybe pull off a miracle or two. Outnumbered by Republicans 108- 41 in the Legislature and holding no statewide seats, the best-case scenario for Democrats this year […]
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Letters to the Editor: March 4, 2014
Shannon has now thrown down the challenge to candidate, congressman and former church-camp worker James Lankford. Which candidate can be the holiest? Lankford will remind us of his godliness, but he will have to fight fire with fire and get out ahead of Shannon’s background cross. So what might work? Lankford could go out to […]
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Vote gloat
Credit: Brad Gregg The answer is “yes,” if the March 5 election results are any indication. According to the Oklahoma County Election Board, 24 percent of eligible voters in Nicoma Park cast ballots in its mayoral election and the two city council races. On the flip side, only 7 percent of eligible voters in Oklahoma […]
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Citizen wane
Those two findings were part of the 2012 Oklahoma Civic Health Index, which was developed by a team of faculty and student researchers at the University of Central Oklahoma in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship. The research team presented its report Dec. 4 to Oklahoma Secretary of State Glenn Coffee. According to the […]