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Rep. Dan Boren, the only Democrat in Oklahoma's seven-person congressional delegation, will not run for re-election in 2012, leaving open a seat that spans much of eastern Oklahoma. Boren, 37, plans to make an official announcement at 2 p.m. Tuesday in his hometown of Muskogee. He has served in the U.S. House since 2005. His predecessor in the 2nd District seat, Democrat Brad Carson, said Tuesday that he plans to run for the seat. Carson, 44, of Claremore, is now a business and law professor at the University of Tulsa. Carson gave up the House seat in 2004 to run...

Wayne you sorry bastard, I will never ever forgive you and Chris Cox for trying to save the Democrat's asses in this election. Actually I figured you out when you endorsed Brad Carson over Tom Coburn in Oklahoma's Senate election a few years ago. At the same time you endorsed Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey. I can't believe you now have the gall to try to sell me something. Just bugger off. Sincerely, OKSooner, "Northeastern Oklahoma"

This may be a repost but an important one.Alexandria, VA) – Even though President Bush took the oath of office last week, taxpayers still have one piece of unfinished business from the election: some federal lawmakers – including many seeking higher office – received thousands of dollars in salary overpayments for being away from their jobs during 2003 and 2004. According to a study released today by the 350,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU), an obscure federal statute still on the books requires Congressional absentees to forfeit their pay unless they or a family member are ill; but leaders have failed...

Coburn over Carson 48 to 43!! Oklahoma is finally seeing through this imposter.

Vitter leads Senate candidates in campaign fund-raising The Associated Press U.S. Rep. David Vitter, the lone Republican in Louisiana's U.S. Senate race, has surged well ahead of his two major Democratic opponents in fund-raising, according to finance reports. Vitter's campaign said Monday that he had raised $1.75 million in the third quarter -- the period covering July 18 to Sept. 30 -- and had $3.25 million in the bank as the Nov. 2 primary campaign moves into the final stretch. He has raised $6.1 million for the entire election, which is expected to go to a Dec. 4 runoff. His...

If any other Okie Freepers want to help spread the word about Brad Carson's liberal record let me know. Brad Carson has been traveling the state telling voters he's a conservative Dem when nothing could be further from the truth. Combat the out of state political operatives! I'll be hanging these signs all over the Tulsa area this weekend. I plan on putting up enough signs to get attention in the local media (radio, TV, newspapers). Email me if you want to help in other areas around the state. Help from other parts of the state would be great!!!

Washington, DC, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A poll of likely Oklahoma voters released Thursday says Republican Tom Coburn is ahead by 5 points over Democrat Brad Carson in the race for U.S. Senate.

Following two debates, Coburn polls 39.8% to Carson's 39.2%, with 21% undecided.

[b]Brad Carson: A John Kerry Kind of Politician Regardless of the Issue, He's Voted For and Against Everything Tax Cuts[/b] Brad Carson has repeatedly voted against President Bush's tax cuts (Roll call vote #103, 4/18/2002; Roll call vote #182, 5/9/2003; and Roll call vote #225, 5/23/2003). After becoming a candidate for Senate, Carson flip flopped and voted in favor of making President Bush's tax cuts permanent (Roll call vote #138, 4/28/2004 and roll call #472, 9/23/2004). [b]Protecting Pregnant Women and Unborn Children from Violence[/b] Brad Carson voted against the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, also known as "Laci and Conner's...

A Soonerpoll.com poll; conducted 8/30; surveyed 435 likely voters; margin of error +/- 4.6% (Soonerpoll.com, 9/1). General Election Matchup Now 8/1 Coburn 44% 39% Carson 37 42 Undec. 20 19

Despite Democratic claims of solid unity among members, some top candidates for office either showed up and quickly fled the national convention in Boston, or shunned it entirely. Most of the no-shows came from the South, or other conservative red state areas, and are seeking to distance themselves from the liberal Kerry-Edwards ticket. According to the Los Angeles Times, some of the party's most promising U.S. Senate candidates in the South opted to stay home and campaign in an effort to avoid being connected to their party's far-left nominees. Wrote the Times, "Many have staked out positions on such issues...

Senate Hopefuls Are Convention No-Shows Some Fear Being Tied to Democratic Ticket By Charles Babington Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 26, 2004; Page A01 BOSTON, July 25 -- Boston is the place for Democrats this week, but some will be conspicuous by their absence Thursday night, when John F. Kerry accepts the presidential nomination. The top Democratic candidates from seven of the eight most competitive Senate races will be back home, as will dozens of House candidates. Publicly, these candidates say they need to spend every possible minute campaigning at home. Privately, some acknowledge they do not want to...

Brad Carson Leads Opponent By 11 Points In Latest Tulsa World Poll For The United States Senate An independent poll commissioned by the Tulsa World shows Congressman Brad Carson with an 11 point lead over Republican candidate Kirk Humphreys in a head to head match-up in the United States Senate race to succeed retiring Senator Don Nickles. “What this poll says is that we still need to go out everyday for the next 10 months and work to earn the support of the voters of Oklahoma,” said Congressman Carson. “I believe Oklahomans are tired of politics as usual and are...

Former 2nd District Congressman Dr Tom Coburn has announced he will run for the US Senate. Coburn will run as a Republican for the seat Senator Don Nickles is leaving. He made his announcement on a website called Draft Coburn for Senate.com. On the website, Coburn says the decision to run was a difficult one. He lists six reasons for running including what he calls a deficit of moral courage in the US congress. He also mentions his concerns about Medicare, Social Security, trade issues and spending controls. Coburn is a medical doctor with offices in Muskogee.

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- Democratic Congressman Brad Carson has more than $1-million in his war chest for the race to succeed Senator Don Nickles. Meanwhile, Republican Kirk Humphreys has raised more than 550-thousand dollars for the Senate race in just two months. Humphreys, former mayor of Oklahoma City, surpassed his goal of raising 400-thousand dollars by the end of the year. Humphreys' campaign manager, Josh Kivett, says that after expenses, Humphreys finished the year with about $425,000 in the bank. Carson had $342,000 in his House re-election account before Nickles announced his retirement in October. Humphreys has received fund-raising help from...