Okie Pundit

March 31, 2010: Calvey leads 5th District race, but who is 2nd? That leaves us with James Lankford, the charismatic youth minister. Of the three main challengers to Calvey’s first place standing, Okie Pundit believes that Lankford is the one to watch. His main assets are his non-government/political background and his army of excited and [...]

After a series of hit pieces on Kevin Calvey, it should surprise no one that The Oklahoman is endorsing James Lankford for Congress. He’s a solid conservative but not a reactionary. He doesn’t substitute ideology for intelligence. He understands that most issues have nuances and that taking a firm position has consequences. Last year, Calvey [...]

Most Republicans who pay attention to national politics know the name Alan Grayson.  He is one of the Democrats who swept into a Republican seat in 2006 and has held it since.  He is also likely one of the most arrogant, hateful congressmen in Washington.  Grayson was last in the national news for trying to [...]

Due to our primaries on Tuesday, Oklahoma politics has been in the national news quite a bit the past week.  The stories have primarily focused on the first female vs. female governor race in our states history and one of only a handful in the history of the United States.  I believe someone political guru [...]

Winner: James Lankford, Republican for Congressional District 5 This one is a no-brainer.  Lankford faced several better known candidates who had access to a lot more money, yet he steadily battled his way to the top with a consistent, positive campaign.  Due to his background as Director of Falls Creek Youth Camp, Lankford had an [...]

Okie Pundit has just received credible information that indicates RJ Harris, a Congressional candidate running against Republican Tom Cole, recently changed his name and moved to Oklahoma in order to conceal a mysterious personal history.   While we are still attempting to locate the actual name-change document, evidence from public sources and people who personally know [...]

The Oklahoman has a story today about Wayne Rohde and his son, Nick, who is autistic.  Many Oklahomans will recognize the name because Mr. Rohde has been fighting for years to force the state legislature to mandate coverage of autism in insurance policies sold in the state.  Rohde failed, blocked by conservative members of the [...]

This quote is from an actual, nominated candidate for United States Senator.  It’s Alvin Greene, Democrat of South Carolina.  We are not making this up and he was 100% serious. “Another thing we can do for jobs is make toys of me, especially for the holidays. Little dolls. Me. Like maybe little action dolls. Me in [...]

It’s never a good sign when a campaign is clinging to a 58-42 defeat in a straw poll as a silver lining as the political world collapses around them. Now comes another embarrassing miscue by the Harris camp. RJ recently sent a direct mail solicitation asking for contributions (see photo here). It included the statement [...]

The Cleveland County GOP conducted a straw poll at a candidate forum last Friday, and sources say the winners were Tom Coburn, Tom Cole, Randy Brogdon, Todd Lamb, Gary Jones, Scott Pruitt, Owen Laughlin, Janet Barresi, Mark Costello, John Doak and Dana Murphy. Somehow, Ron Black states that RJ Harris has claimed victory but we [...]

Jim Wilson, the state Senator mentioned in the previous post for his criticism of teachers and our education system, has filed to run against Dan Boren in the Democratic primary. Interesting move, Mr. Wilson. Update: As Mr. Faught notes, we knew he planned on running a long time ago. Wilson previously stated he was planning [...]

GOP candidate for Congress James Lankford picked up his second big name endorsement today, this time from former Arkansas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Sources tell us Huckabee, who got involved in the Oklahoma primaries earlier by endorsing Scott Pruitt for Attorney General, will officially announce the endorsement later this afternoon. Obviously, this is big news [...]

Another story to put in the “If Bush Was President, Liberals Would Claim This Is Treason” file:  the Obama administration is defying Congress in its request for witness statements and other information regarding the Ft. Hood attacks. “After days of negotiations, the Pentagon and Justice Department informed a Senate committee that they would not comply with [...]

Gallup reports today that the major party identification advantage Democrats built up over the last few years has essentially evaporated.  From 2007 to 2009, an average of 52% of American said they were Democrats or leaned Democrat, while an average of 39% said they were Republicans or leaned Republicans.  Today, it is a statistical tie.  [...]

Another Democrat has decided to enter the race for Oklahoma’s Fifth District.  Billy Coyle, a former US Marine and criminal defense attorney, announced he would challenge Tom Guild for the right to take on the eventual Republican nominee. As a former Marine, Mr. Coyle earns instant respect and gratitude from us.  We still need to [...]

It appears the Democrats have finally found their sacrificial lamb for the Congressional District 5 race.  Tom Guild, a Democrat Party official and OCU professor emeritus, has decided to enter the race to take on whatever Republican wins the crowded primary. If we had to make a prediction right now (and we don’t), we’d estimate [...]

RJ Harris is challenging Representative Tom Cole for the 4th District US Congress seat.   Apparently he was struck with a bout of appendicitis, which sent him to the hospital. It was at this moment that his campaign manager realized that RJ is now the “General of the Republic,” rising to the status of George Washington and [...]

Unless Tom Coburn is caught with a dead girl or a live boy, he’s unbeatable.

Sources confirm Republican Jeff Cloud has dropped his bid to become the next Congressman from Oklahoma District 5.  The reasons are not yet clear, but an announcement is expected soon.  Fundraising may have been an issue.  Cloud’s most recent ethics report showed a respectable cash intake, but he was still well behind Kevin Calvey and [...]

Dan Boren, who fancies himself a fiscally conservative Democrat, just voted with his Democrat colleagues to raise the national debt limit by a record $1.9 trillion.  If the raise in the limit passes the Senate, the Democrats will have raised the national debt ceiling to a staggering $14.3 trillion, which is close to 100% of [...]