Oklahoma has once again found itself in the national spotlight after a letter from Canadian County Republican Party chairman Andrew Lopez to newly elected Republican lawmakers was leaked to the public in late November, exposing the overweening bonkers mentality of anti-education extremists for all that it is. Lopez begins his welcome letter by warmly letting […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Party that cried ‘George’
The connection between a GOP fundraiser and the biggest fish in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s offseason was too much to ignore, but the party might’ve overexaggerated Paul George’s involvement. The state Republican Party sent out an invitation for its One Enchanted Evening August fundraiser saying that it would be held “in the beautiful showhome of […]
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Bouncing back
Calling Oklahoma’s November 2014 statewide election turnout disappointing might be an understatement. An August 2015 U.S. Census Bureau report on midterm state elections showed fewer Oklahomans participated in 2014 than in any statewide election over the previous 45 years. In Oklahoma, only 34.2 percent of adults cast a vote in the 2014 general election. Several […]
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Special elections offer a glimpse into Oklahoma’s political battles only a year away from statewide elections
Special elections offer a glimpse into Oklahoma’s political battles only a year away from statewide elections.