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Randy Brogdon for Oklahoma Republican Chairman

UPDATE: Jamison Faught reports on Twitter that on the first ballot Brogdon finished first but short of a majority, and incumbent chairman Weston was eliminated -- Brogdon 47.45, Pollard 29.11, Weston 23.43. Brogdon won the second ballot over Pollard, 53.35% to 46.65%. Estela Hernandez was elected vice chairman with 58.12%...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 10, 2015 8:19 AM

Randy Brogdon for U. S. Senator

Seven candidates have filed to complete the final two years of U. S. Senator Tom Coburn's term, but if you were to follow the news coverage you might think there were only two candidates in the race. Three of the seven have been elected officials: Former State Sen. Randy Brogdon,...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 16, 2014 8:08 PM

Coburn aide: Tea Party winning, even if "Tea Party candidates" aren't

John Hart, Sen. Tom Coburn's communications director, attempts to help the mainstream media understand what's happening with the Tea Party movement, and in the process encourages Tea Partiers to be of good cheer, notwithstanding the renomination of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: For those keeping score, it is now roughly...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 22, 2014 11:38 PM

What did Lankford do right that Brogdon did wrong?

I'm asking; I don't have an answer, as I wasn't following the 5th Congressional District race. I invite my Oklahoma City readers to share their observations. In James Lankford you have a political novice who puts together a conservative grassroots campaign to finish ahead of several more heavily financed candidates....

Posted by Michael Bates on July 30, 2010 2:42 PM

Why vote for Brogdon, Wright

A couple of longtime conservative activists in Tulsa have endorsed Randy Brogdon for Governor and John Wright for Lt. Governor. I received their endorsement via their email list; they gave me permission to reproduce it but not to use their names because it might create the impression of an endorsement...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 27, 2010 3:59 PM

Vote for a runoff

A survey of 12,000 likely Republican voters done by the Brogdon campaign last week showed Fallin at 37%, Brogdon at 26%, and 37% undecided. The trend over a similar survey six weeks earlier had Fallin virtually flat with a significant shift of undecideds moving to Brogdon, surging by 15 points...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 26, 2010 12:10 PM

"Fallin-esque" vs. Brogdon's specific plan

No time to write today, but here's a worthwhile piece of writing about GOP gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin by Richard Engle: I commented to a candidate for State Senate [at a candidate forum] that his non-committal and non-specific answer to one of the questions on our survey was "Fallin-esque." The...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 24, 2010 1:20 PM

Mary Fallin disparages following the Constitution as "the easy way out!"

Although Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin refuses to do a televised debate with her opponents, there are video and audio clips of joint appearances and candidate forums at which she, Randy Brogdon, and the other two GOP candidates discussed issues. Here's a clip from a Comanche County Republican meeting. The...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 20, 2010 12:31 PM

Brogdon blitz, Saturday, July 10, 2010 -- and the bystander effect

The Randy Brogdon for Governor campaign is calling on supporters to volunteer their time on Saturday morning, July 10, 2010, to get his message out to voters in Tulsa-area neighborhoods. There are only 17 days left until the July 27 primary election. Where: Meet at 4444 E. 66th, Suite 100E,...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 9, 2010 12:51 PM

Fallin plans lobbyist meet, skips grassroots event and forums

You know a candidate is dodging debates when the mainstream media finally takes notice. From an Associated Press story: But one of the campaign's front-runners has been conspicuously absent from a series of recent high-profile forums sponsored by The Oklahoma Academy. U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin, the presumptive favorite in the...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 6, 2010 10:10 PM

Brogdon wins straw poll of county party leaders

UPDATE: Rally for Randy Brogdon in Tulsa tonight, Monday, June 28, 2010, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. at 4343 S. Memorial, Suite I. (Follow the Brogdon signs behind Big Red Sports at 44th & Memorial.) Meet Sen. and Mrs. Brogdon, pick up yard signs and bumper stickers are available, buy t-shirts,...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 28, 2010 12:46 AM

Paul Jacob: Americans everywhere will celebrate Brogdon win

Writing at Townhall.com, columnist Paul Jacob says that Oklahoma's race for governor could be the most important in the nation in 2010. The reason for that, he writes, is one of the candidates for the Republican nomination, State Sen. Randy Brogdon. "It may be that Randy Brogdon can do more...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 6, 2010 11:07 PM

Brogdon: Use 10th amendment to check federal overreach, not militia

Below a news release from the Randy Brogdon for Governor campaign. I have to say I've been disappointed at the readiness by some of his erstwhile allies to assume the worst about Sen. Brogdon and to take distortions of his statements as gospel truth. I've been disappointed to see this...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 19, 2010 3:45 AM

Running or not

I was happy to learn this last week: * That State Rep. John Wright (R-Broken Arrow) is running for Lt. Governor. John is an intelligent and consistent conservative, and he would be a great choice for the job. * That former Tulsa City Councilor Jim Mautino is running to recapture...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 25, 2009 12:03 AM