Bridenstine vs. Sullivan

[Teatownclown]

Now they're saying the election board isinept  slow in getting out the numbers...%49 reporting and it looks like there will be over 40,000 voters. My bad.

[Conan71]

I want Sully to close the gap and wind up short by one vote so that Conan feels bad about leaving the GOP. Damn, it looks like less than 20,000 voted in the primary. Talk about a disheveled party. Were it not for Citizens United, they'd be broke too.

Apathy or inherent laziness?

If I had voted Sully would have lost by two votes under your scenario.  Can you imagine the nasty re-count?

Around 2pm, they said we were on target for about a 13% turn-out.

So much for the Tea Potty mobilizing voters.  Romney better hope they are more enthusiastic come November.  Is this an unusual time for our Congressional primaries, or is it always in late June?

[Teatownclown]

If I had voted Sully would have lost by two votes under your scenario.  Can you imagine the nasty re-count?

Around 2pm, they said we were on target for about a 13% turn-out.

So much for the Tea Potty mobilizing voters.  Romney better hope they are more enthusiastic come November.  Is this an unusual time for our Congressional primaries, or is it always in late June?

%13 ... wow. That sez something in itself. You're not blaming the heat are you? They'll come out in droves to vote against the black President.

And are you saying you'd have voted for the BrideofStine? I don't think so...

I can't believe you called them the tea potty. Change has come to America.

[DolfanBob]

After five terms. The people have spoken! or colored in little boxes.....but none the less. Sullivan no longer on the Government teat.

[Conan71]

%13 ... wow. That sez something in itself. You're not blaming the heat are you? They'll come out in droves to vote against the black President.

And are you saying you'd have voted for the BrideofStine? I don't think so...

I can't believe you called them the tea potty. Change has come to America.

Not the heat, summer vacation time.

There's no way in Hell I would have voted to send Sullivan back to DC.  Nice guy, he's mediocre legislator at best and the GOP establishment loved him because he was a perfect lemming.

Doug Dodd or Cathy Keating could have nipped his budding political career in the bud if juvenile records were fair game.  He was quite the thug back in high school.

[erfalf]

If I had voted Sully would have lost by two votes under your scenario.  Can you imagine the nasty re-count?

Around 2pm, they said we were on target for about a 13% turn-out.

So much for the Tea Potty mobilizing voters.  Romney better hope they are more enthusiastic come November.  Is this an unusual time for our Congressional primaries, or is it always in late June?

I believe this was the earliest primary ever in Oklahoma. And it was a scorcher. And nothing particularly significant was on the ballot (i.e. no senators or governors). It was a pretty low turnout. I doubt however, that it had any significant bearing on the outcome. Mostly, I think people are willing to take that chance on something they don't know because they are so sick of what they do know.

Congrats to Bridenstine, but I still have little knowledge of what he is about. Being Okie (or whatever Bridenstine's version of that is) just doesn't mean anything to me.

[Townsend]

Congrats to Bridenstine, but I still have little knowledge of what he is about. Being Okie (or whatever Bridenstine's version of that is) just doesn't mean anything to me.

I don't know the guy.  I have no faith in any politician elected in Oklahoma so the good news is anything positive will be a welcome surprise.  The bad news is, I have no faith in any politician elected in Oklahoma.

[Conan71]

Well, we know what we've gotten from Sullivan and that's a less than acceptable attendance record.

If I were him, I'd be happy with a cushy new gig on K Street and a killer pension with benefits.

[Townsend]

If I were him, I'd be happy with a cushy new gig on K Street and a killer pension with benefits.

I'd imagine that's what he's being told by the "they".

[Conan71]

I'd imagine that's what he's being told by the "they".

Ohhhh noooos!  Not teh "they" again!

[Townsend]

Looks like someone got confused and panicked.

Bridenstine Votes Against Boehner

http://kwgs.com/post/bridenstine-votes-against-boehner

On his first day on the job, Tulsa's new Congressman has split with the rest of the Oklahoma House delegation.

Jim Bridenstine was one of only nine republicans, nationally, who voted against John Boehner for another term as speaker of the house. The rest of the Oklahoma delegation voted for Boehner, including new 2nd District Congressman Markwayne Mullin.

Bridenstine voted for Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor.

[Conan71]

Looks like someone got confused and panicked.

Bridenstine Votes Against Boehner

http://kwgs.com/post/bridenstine-votes-against-boehner

Maybe this is a good sign he's not a Tea-Bot.

[Townsend]

Maybe this is a good sign he's not a Tea-Bot.

I think the tea party wants Boehner gone.

[Hoss]

Maybe this is a good sign he's not a Tea-Bot.

Actually I think its more of a sign that he is.

[Conan71]

Actually I think its more of a sign that he is.

Are we assuming there are only 9 TP loyalists left in the House?  Seems a bit of a stretch to me, considering the TP supposedly still carries a lot of clout.  Who did Bachmann vote for?