Can you tell I'm not excited about the race to succeed Mary Fallin? It's taken a long time to make up my mind, and it's still not as firm a decision as I'd like. As with many of the judical races, my current inclination to vote for Dan Fisher in...
Posted by Michael Bates on June 22, 2018 10:43 PM
The State Auditor's office has made great strides under the current incumbent, Gary Jones; if I could re-elect him to that office, I would, but he's term-limited. The next best thing is to elect his deputy, Cindy Byrd, to build on that solid foundation. Byrd, a CPA for 15 years...
Posted by Michael Bates on June 21, 2018 3:13 AM
While I encourage you to vote straight Republican in Oklahoma -- in every race I've looked at, the Republican is the best choice -- there are a few races where I want to underline, bold, and otherwise call attention to my endorsement, because the stakes are so high and the...
Posted by Michael Bates on November 1, 2010 12:27 PM
Last week, Oklahoma Republican state party chairman Gary Jones resigned his post last week to jump into the race for State Auditor and Inspector. Jones had run twice before, in 2002 and 2006, coming close each time to defeating Democrat Jeff McMahan. No viable Republican candidate emerged to challenge McMahan's...
Posted by Michael Bates on June 13, 2010 10:10 PM
Tomorrow is the 2009 Oklahoma Republican Convention in Oklahoma City. It should be an exciting day. We'll be voting on whether to re-elect as chairman a proven servant-leader, Gary Jones, and we'll be hearing from some of the folks who want to carry the GOP banner for governor next year,...
Posted by Michael Bates on April 17, 2009 11:43 PM
Red Dirt Report has a story about the recent debate in Muskogee between Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman Gary Jones and Vice Chairman Cheryl Williams, who is running to unseat Jones. Muskogee Politico has the video of the debate. Gary Jones was first elected chairman in 2002, after Chad Alexander's resignation....
Posted by Michael Bates on March 31, 2009 12:41 PM
For the first time since the Clinton administration, the 168 members of the Republican National Committee will be picking a new chairman without simply deferring to the wishes of the president. Traditionally, if there's a Republican in the White House, he makes the call, and the RNC members merely ratify...
Posted by Michael Bates on January 6, 2009 6:13 AM
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