In 2004 all the polls had Brad Carson leading Sen Coburn by double digits including one a week out and Dr. Coburn won big.
One reason polling in this state is so out of whack is the number of Dems that always vote Republican but won't switch as long as their parents are alive. That is a common thing I hear where I live.
We also have a lot of Indy's that always vote Republican. This race is just getting started. Wait until Oklahomans on the right find out the Indians are pressing the Governor for Class III Las Vegas style gambling -- since he gave them the sweetheart deal on the tobacco compacts look for more sweetheart deals in exchange for votes. A lot of things to come out on Gov Dolittle between now and the election so don't count Ernest out yet.
How about the fact he signed and supported a bill that gave illegal immigrants in-state tuition which was before Republicans controlled the House in OK? That wasn't enough, he also has now taken money in the Oklahoma Tuitiion Assistance Grants fund and made sure that some of it was given to illegal immigrants which means thousands of Oklahomans received no money as the illegals got it first.
Our tax dollars at work -- fund illegal immigrant college education, and I have to pay for my two kids at OU who were born in this Country.
That is just one of the many items that Mr. Brad Henry has in his background which you will be hearing more about from Ernest in the days ahead!
For Freepers who might not know, Henry is an accidental governor.
Steve Largent was ahead in the polls and ran a very unenergetic campaign assuming he could coast in.
A third party Tulsa trial lawyer pulled a lot more votes than anyone though possible, probably pulling 2 votes from Largent for every vote he pulled from Henry.
The election also included an initiative on banning cock fighting. Therefore, every gap-toothed, bare foot Yellow Dog hillbily in Little Dixie managed to drag themselves away from their methamphetamine labs just long enough to vote against the initiative and, oh-by-the-way the democrat whoever he might be.
Add it all up and we end up with a governor who sleeps until 11:00 to wake up in time for Sportscenter. What an embarassment for the state.