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Re-elect Governor Kevin Stitt

Oklahoma hasn't elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2006. Since 2004, every county in Oklahoma has given a plurality of its vote in every presidential election to the Republican nominee. Voter registration, a lagging indicator, continues to trend toward the GOP across the state, most strongly in southeastern Oklahoma,...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 13, 2022 7:18 PM

Linda Murphy for Oklahoma State Superintendent

In 2014, Joy Hofmeister (mugshot below) defeated incumbent Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi by a wide margin in the Republican primary. In 2018, she has drawn two primary opponents, newcomer Will Farrell and former State Secretary of Education Linda Murphy. Linda Murphy is a graduate of Cheyenne...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 21, 2018 9:46 PM

Joy Hofmeister, Fount Holland, former teachers' union chief charged with conspiracy to commit election felonies

Sometimes when a public figure's deviant behavior crosses over into criminal activity, the process of investigation turns up emails that point to a completely unrelated crime. Last week we heard about Anthony Weiner's selfie problem leading to a search of his computer, leading to more of Hillary Clinton's emails, including...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 4, 2016 1:37 PM

Oklahoma's Common Core Four

National Review has a wonderful history of the effort to pull Oklahoma out of the Common Core curriculum and the four women who spearheaded it. [Jenni] White has spent the past four years telling Parent Teacher Organizations and anyone else who would listen that Oklahoma should not implement Common Core,...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 21, 2014 12:34 AM