Congresswoman Mary Fallin made headlines again on Friday as a result of a comment she made in a speech to the Tulsa Republican Club.

The campaigns for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jari Askins and Republican gubernatorial nominee Mary Fallin are jointly announcing they have agreed to two presidential-style campaign debates.

The Garvin County Democratic Party held an event for Democratic and judicial candidates earlier this month in Pauls Valley. Democratic candidates (with or without primary opponents) were provided an opportunity to give short stump speeches in front of an enthusiastic Garvin County crowd.

Statewide candidates for office opened their bank accounts for inspection through filings with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. Gubernatorial candidates receive most contributions. Click here to read more.

A Bloomberg News poll released on Wednesday shows that a full 61 percent of respondents don't have interest in repealing the health care legislation that Congress passed earlier this year (47 percent want to see how it works, 14 percent say it should be left alone). Just 37 percent want the bill repealed (as is the wish of the Republican leadership). The numbers underscore increasing public approval of the health care reform law. It also illustrates the potential dangers the Republican caucus assumes by make the repeal agenda a major plank of its campaign platform.

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First, it was a prostitution scandal. Now we find out that Sen. David Vitter kept aide Brent Furer on his (taxpayer-funded) payroll for more than two years after Furer held a woman hostage for 90 minutes and slashed her neck with a knife.

“A major legislative victory as his party heads into midterm elections.”


“Most ambitious overhaul of financial regulation in generations”


"Obama will tout Wall Street reform to fire up voters ahead of midterm elections in November"

While history would suggest the 2010 elections stand to be challenging for Democrats, a variety of recent polls suggest that the barriers to success for Democratic candidates this year may not be as high as some have suggested. While pundits are now commonly comparing this year’s elections to those of 1994 and 2006, years in which the minority party took control of Congress, voters today express greater support for Democratic leaders and more trust in Democratic leadership than for the political party in power in either of those election cycles.

At the end of the filing period for candidates for office in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Democratic Party Chair Todd Goodman issued the following statement:

"I am very proud of the number of Democrats who came out to file for office this week. It takes courage, conviction and a commitment to public service to put your name on a ballot, and we appreciate all of our candidates willing to put themselves on the line." [read more]