Posted on 01/21/2014 6:12:46 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican
Give us some examples....
I think that’s a wise move by Congressman Bridenstine, who has held elective office for only one year. If he keeps up his voting record for a few more terms, he’ll be unstoppable when he runs for governor or for Inhofe’s Senate seat (when Inhofe decides to retire) or whatever is his next challenge.
So unless there are any late entrants, the Senate race will be between conservative Speaker T.W. Shannon, moderate-to-conservative Congressman James Lankford, and one or two unknown Republicans (the article mentions two, but the only name I’ve seen is Jason Weger). I hope that conservatives don’t get fooled by Lankford’s Baptist connections and coalesce around Shannon, thus giving Shannon at least 50%+1 in the first round so as to avoid a run-off. Cutting into Lankford’s base in the OKC area will be key, since it holds such a large percentage of the state’s Republican primary voters.
T.W. Shannon will be a superstar in the U.S. Senate, and will help the conservative movement achieve things that seem impossible right now. He knows how to get stuff passed, and will be, along with Senator Tim Scott, a walking billboard advertising how the Republican Party is the true home for black (and in Shannon’s case, also Native American) voters. We don’t need to get a majority of the black vote, but just 25% will give us supermajorities in both houses of Congress and a lock on the presidency.
We shall see what we shall see..........
Do you think that another prominent Republican will enter the race?
Well that’s good news. So basically whoever wins the GOP primary will be the next senator from OK. Is there a runoff?
There’s a runoff in the primary; if no one gets 50%+1, the top two go on to a one-on-one run-off.
No run-off in the general (OK ain’t GA).
Coburn has changed a lot since 2004. I’m embarrassed I ever voted for him now.
Personally I know many professional people that could run...and would be excellent representatives for OK. But none of them want the anal exam...that comes with it.
A physician I know...is very well versed on politics. He would be an excellent bulldog of a Conservative...but why do it? It's not worth it...personally.
Washington corrupts a lot of people. In 2004, he was the best candidate.
There’s no way you could have known. I thought he’d be the last guy to turn bad.
Pro-amnesty supporter Ann Wagner is supporting Senger.
Ive seen nothing on Senger’s website issues about immigration.
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