Yesterday OK held its primary elections. The Democrats chose Lt. Gov. Jeri Askins and the Republicans chose US Rep. Mary Fallin. Fallin has previously served as Lt. Gov. Both candidates are conservatives.
That is something that I can't understand. Why in the world would a conservative run on the dem ticket? That goes against the national platform.
I'm no politician, so I simply can't wrap my head around it. Could someone explain? It's like a liberal running as a Republican--makes no sense.
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
I'm no politician, so I simply can't wrap my head around it. Could someone explain? It's like a liberal running as a Republican--makes no sense.
Prior to 1964 both political parties had their conservative, moderate and liberal wings. In 1964 the Republicans started a turn to the right and the Democrats started turning to the left.
Things in this state are a little different. Most Democrat politicians in the OK legislature are conservatives; only conservatives get elected in about 80 percent of OK: Democrats in the legislature are of necessity, conservative. The OK "Stand your ground law" was signed by our Democrat governor. There are a few gerrymandered districts in OK where liberals like Opio Toure get elected to the legislature.
interesting....I tend to agree with LBR insofar as why they would remain democrats when the national party has disenfranchised them. Nevertheless, we are dealing with LOCAL
politics here, not national and that's where 'politics' starts, the local and grassroots level. It's just refreshing to hear that not ALL democrats are vile and malignant.
We will be getting rid of our dem govner soon- a ( r) womon could replace him. Kinda doubt a another dem will this time around- dem, dems are getting kinda rare here. We have had a number of dem govners in the past.
Hopefully the ppl have learned there lesson here though- and that is poltics never stays local( but i think they may have a short memory)- as gov dave did help BoBo get elected & electing a dem on a national level is not at all good for this state.
There are no Dem representatives from this state sent to Dc- and that is a very good thing imo.
I think the first womon gov in the US was from Wy.
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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.-- Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 18)
Things ain't what they used to be and probably never was. ~Will Rogers
Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
"Shouldn't someone tag Mr. Kennedy's 'bold new imaginative program' with its proper age?" "Under the tousled boyish haircut it is still old Karl Marx—first launched a century ago.
There is nothing new in the idea of a government being Big Brother to us all. R.Reagan-1960
Gov Dave did beg his fellow dems in DC at least a few times as was reported in the local news i believe - to please stop costing us millions *& millions of dollars & our state jobs- stop messing with the fed oil ,gas etc leases etc etc etc.
Now i dont know what Dave expected( he must know what his party stands for on a national level & there various agendas )- and did he not see bobo,s campain promise to put one of our biggest employers out of bussiness.
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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.-- Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 18)
Things ain't what they used to be and probably never was. ~Will Rogers
Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
"Shouldn't someone tag Mr. Kennedy's 'bold new imaginative program' with its proper age?" "Under the tousled boyish haircut it is still old Karl Marx—first launched a century ago.
There is nothing new in the idea of a government being Big Brother to us all. R.Reagan-1960
Oklahoma Will Have A Female Governor in 2011
( he must know what his party stands for on a national level & there various agendas )- and did he not see bobo,s campain promise to put one of our biggest employers out of bussiness.
