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Oklahoma House Speaker moving toward Senate bid (T.W. Shannon)
The Hill ^
| January 21, 2014
| Alexandra Jaffe
Posted on 01/21/2014 6:12:46 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican
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Speaker T.W. Shannon is a young conservative superstar who happens to be both black and Native American, and if he replaces Senator Coburn he'll make Harry Reid's head explode.
To: AuH2ORepublican
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:17:22 PM PST
by
OKSooner
("As the riders went on by him, he heard one call his name...")
To: fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued; Impy; BillyBoy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Perdogg; ...
Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon is running as the conservative alternative in the OK Senate primary. He is a principled conservative with the record to prove it, and he deserves our support.
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:17:46 PM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what ma kes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: AuH2ORepublican
He has a good chance! & you’re right, he would drive the left bonkers. Even more reason to support him.
I know Lankford is in..don’t think Bridenstine has announced yet.
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:18:23 PM PST
by
rainee
(Her)
To: AuH2ORepublican
He won’t drive them bonkers. They’ll just have their Judas Goats and Uncle Toms call him “a sellout”, and try to marginalize him.
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:21:02 PM PST
by
MuttTheHoople
(Nothing is more savage and brutal than justifiably angry Americans. DonÂ’t believe me? Ask the Germa)
To: MuttTheHoople
“He wont drive them bonkers. Theyll just have their Judas Goats and Uncle Toms call him a sellout, and try to marginalize him.”
Well, that’s what they’re trying to do to Senator Tim Scott of SC, but it’s not working, and it will become more difficult for them to do it if they’re two black conservative Republicans in the U.S. Senate (and only one black Democrat there).
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:23:49 PM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what ma kes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: AuH2ORepublican
I have some concern that “Yellow Dog” Democrats in OK would go for Boren in such a match up.
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:25:38 PM PST
by
Arthurio
To: Arthurio
Yellow dog democrats are becoming more rare in Oklahoma.
We can thank captain zero for that.
He didn’t carry a single county in either election.
I think the old yellow dogs are finally voting GOP.
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:33:12 PM PST
by
Clump
( the tree of liberty is withering like a stricken fig tree)
To: AuH2ORepublican
I hope Shannon does announce and run. That would almost certainly insure a runoff where Jim Bridenstine would advance and defeat the GOPe’s candidate Lankford.
The GOPe HATES the runoff system because, as in Texas last cycle with Ted Cruz defeating the GOPe’s candidate Dewhurst, it defeats their tactic of splitting conservative votes and allowing the GOPe’s candidate to win with a mere plurality.
So come on Shannon and any other candidate—the more the merrier for vote splitting purposes. We want the REAL AuH2ORepublican (i.e., Jim Bridenstein) in the race to win with the Senate Conservatives Fund’s backing. And won’t Rove and his fellow travelers hate that!
To: anyone
I’m a conservative, voting Republican in Oklahoma, and I have been really impressed by Lankford, whom I first heard speak at a pro-life rally in OKC a couple of years ago. He is serious, intelligent, informed, and well-spoken. He could be a great senator for our state. (I have no connection to him, if you are wondering.)If he doesn’t become senator, he could also make a great governor.
To: Arthurio
First of all, I don’t think that Dan Boren would give up his high-paying job with the Chickasaw Nation to run for the Senate, particularly in a race that well could pit him against Chickasaw Nation member T.W. Shannon. If Boren wanted to be in politics, he would have stayed in his House seat, where he did not appear to be vulnerable despite it trending increasingly Republican.
Second, the OK-04 (SW OK) certainly had a higher percentage of Yellow Dog Democrats 20 years ago than does OK as a whole nowadays, yet it replaced Democrat Dave McCurdy with black Republican J.C. Watts, and then replaced Watts with Native American Republican Tom Cole.
Third, Republicans don’t need to many Yellow Dog Democrat votes to get elected statewide nowadays.
Fourth, T.W. Shannon is an extraordinary politician, and the 2014 midterms are going to be brutal for Democrats, so I don’t think that any Democrat (not even Boren) would be able to run a competitive race against Shannon.
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:43:09 PM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what ma kes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: Clump
We have “eliminated”, politically speaking, most ‘yellowdogs’ in Oklahoma. Ha! They r an endangered species.
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:46:17 PM PST
by
yellowdoghunter
(Welcome to Obamastan! (Mrs. Yellowdoghunter))
To: House Atreides
You are assuming a lot of things there. And you know what happens when you assume ....
But I don’t think that Bridenstine will run, in which case we won’t get the chance to see whether you’re correct about who would win the election.
As for primary run-offs, I agree with you that they’re terrific (and not just because they allowed Cruz to beat Dewhurst and DeMint to defeat Beasley), and wish that every state had them. Having someone win the primary with 30% makes absolutely no sense.
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posted on
01/21/2014 6:51:15 PM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what ma kes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: AuH2ORepublican
I really want Bridenstine to run, but I wonder if he wants to risk losing his House seat. Lankford is UNACCEPTABLE in any case. The upside is, once he is defeated, we can replace his House seat.
Shannon? I’ve heard good things. If Bridenstine declines, he’s a million times better than Lankford.
(BTW, if we had 50 black senators, we’d still be racist)
To: Viennacon
“(BTW, if we had 50 black senators, wed still be racist)”
LOL!
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posted on
01/21/2014 7:33:49 PM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: AuH2ORepublican
Knew he had to be conservative; his wife is hot.
To: Coyote Choir
Im a conservative, voting Republican in Oklahoma, and I have been really impressed by Lankford, whom I first heard speak at a pro-life rally in OKC a couple of years ago. He is serious, intelligent, informed, and well-spoken. He could be a great senator for our state. (I have no connection to him, if you are wondering.)If he doesnt become senator, he could also make a great governor.
SCF Won't Support Lankford in Oklahoma
The problem is that groups that we trust around here, like the Senate Conservatives Fund (See Above link), have already stated they will not support Lankford for the following reasons:
- Voted to raise the debt limit three times. (2013 RCV #30, 2011 RCV #677, 2011 RCV #690)
- Voted to fund Obamacare four times. (2013 RCV #640, 2011 RCV #941, 2011 RCV #719, 2011 RCV #179)
- Voted for the Ryan-Murray budget agreement that increased spending, raised taxes, and cut benefits to military retirees. (2013 RCV #640)
- Voiced support for amnesty for illegal immigrants as well as a path to citizenship. (AP, 7/10/13)
- Voted to allow the National Security Agency (NSA) to continue its bulk collection of phone record data. (2013 RCV #412)
- Voted against strengthening the work requirements in the food stamp program for individuals receiving benefits. (2013 RCV #283)
- Voted to allow farmers making over $250,000 a year to continue to receive crop insurance subsidies. (2013 RCV #276, 2011 RCV #455)
- Voted to protect programs like the Legal Services Corporation (2012 RCV#219) and the Economic Development Agency. (2012 RCV #207)
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posted on
01/21/2014 8:16:12 PM PST
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: AuH2ORepublican
Illini state ... primary is March 18 ...
CD-16 gonna be close?
CD-13? CD-11, CD-8?
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posted on
01/21/2014 8:27:23 PM PST
by
campaignPete R-CT
(Let the dead bury the dead. Let the GOP bury the GOP.)
To: SeaHawkFan
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posted on
01/21/2014 8:42:34 PM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: SoConPubbie
Lankford is a clone of Tom Cole. He would not have announced his quest but for Cole’s encouragement. He is lock-step with Cole. Cole is an insider friend of Boehner. ‘Nuff said.
They are both GOPe.
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posted on
01/21/2014 8:49:08 PM PST
by
gwjack
(May God give America His richest blessings.)
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