It's transition time
Mayor Kathy Taylor and Mayor-elect Dewey Bartlett will likely meet Thursday to begin discussing the transition of power at City Hall.
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Bartlett elected as mayor
Republican oilman Dewey Bartlett Jr. triumphed Tuesday night in a heated election battle to become Tulsa's 39th mayor.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

3 ex-councilors win
Tulsa voters sent three former city councilors back to City Hall on Tuesday, with Democrats Roscoe Turner and Maria Barnes scoring solid victories in Districts 3 and 4 and Republican Jim Mautino narrowly retaking District 6.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

New city auditor promises activism
After 21 years, Tulsa is getting a new city auditor.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

3 City Charter changes passed
Tulsa voters approved three City Charter changes on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Pawhuska approves $9 million package
Voters at Pawhuska gave their approval Tuesday to a $9.61 million school bond package, the largest in the school district's history.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Mayor's Race: Precinct by Precinct
Unofficial results of Tuesday's election.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Voters approve City Charter changes
Proposition 1 requires candidates for city auditor to be a certified public accountant or a certified internal auditor at the time of filing for office.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Turner, Barnes and Mautino to return to City Hall
In the only other City Council seat decided Tuesday, Republican incumbent G.T. Bynum easily defeated perennial challenger Roger Lowery.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Voters approve measures in Creek, Osage counties
School bond issues were approved in Pawhuska and Mounds, and sales-tax measures were approved in Bristow.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Bartlett to be Tulsa's next mayor
Republican oilman Dewey Bartlett Jr. triumphed Tuesday night in a heated election battle to become Tulsa’s 39th mayor.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Wood concedes race for city auditor to Doerflinger
City Auditor Phil Wood conceded defeat in his race with Republican challenger Preston Doerflinger at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Voters deciding on next mayor, city auditor
The ballot also includes Council Districts 3,4,6 and 9, along with three proposed charter amendments.


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Turnout: No crystal ball
If history is any indication, roughly a third of Tulsa's registered voters will show up at the polls Tuesday to select the next mayor.


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Typical voter turnout expected for Tulsa's election on Tuesday
If history is any indication, roughly a third of the city’s registered voters will show up at the polls Tuesday to select the next mayor.
Monday, November 09, 2009

Voting on four City Hall posts a rematch
Tulsa voters will see the year of the rematch on Tuesday's general election ballot.
Monday, November 09, 2009

Bartlett keeps lead in race, survey shows
Two months of highly charged campaigning have hardly budged public opinion about Tuesday's Tulsa mayoral election, the Oklahoma Poll has found.
Sunday, November 08, 2009

Hopefuls continue attack ads
With just days until Tuesday's general election, mayoral frontrunners Democrat Tom Adelson and Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. continue to fire off new attack ads at one another, and independent Mark Perkins also has hit local television screens.
Saturday, November 07, 2009

Perkins says he won't quit mayor's race
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins said Wednesday that he will not drop out of the race despite recent pressures to do so.
Thursday, November 05, 2009

Mayoral hopefuls aim to return copters to service
Tulsa's three leading mayoral candidates said Wednesday that they would work to get the police helicopters flying again.
Thursday, November 05, 2009

Mayoral Smashup throws unorthodox questions at candidates
Democrat Tom Adelson revealed at a Tuesday night forum that, if elected, he won't accept the mayor's $105,000 salary. Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins said they'd want to be paid.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Election board to post Tulsa results online
The Tulsa County Election Board announced plans Tuesday to make results from next week's elections more readily available to the public and media.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Self-loans bolster city campaign funds
At first blush, campaign contribution reports indicate Democratic mayoral candidate Tom Adelson has overwhelmingly out-raised Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Organization defends low rating of Adelson's record
Local and state business leaders on Monday defended the Research Institute for Economic Development's low scoring of Democrat mayoral candidate Tom Adelson's Oklahoma senate voting record.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Role in schools backed
Tulsa's next mayor should take an active approach in the city's education programs, the candidates said at a forum Sunday.
Monday, November 02, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidates discuss RIED ratings
Local and state business leaders on Monday defended the Research Institute for Economic Development’s low scoring of Democrat mayoral candidate Tom Adelson’s Oklahoma senate voting record.
Monday, November 02, 2009

Perkins out to help others, test himself
Left alone in the wilderness for three days with a source of fresh water plus crackers, peanuts and raisins to ration, Mark Perkins learned at age 18 about survival and himself.
Sunday, November 01, 2009

Mayors share common ground
Tulsa's next mayor will have something uniquely in common with not only current Mayor Kathy Taylor, but the three mayors before her.
Sunday, November 01, 2009

Bartlett has name recognition going
A decade ago, Dewey Bartlett Jr. planted 1,600 pecan trees on 80 acres in southeastern Osage County.
Sunday, November 01, 2009

Volunteering led Adelson to politics
It was the first day of a Head Start program that had been relocated from an apartment complex into Houston Elementary School in far north Tulsa.
Sunday, November 01, 2009

Candidates take on race, religion
Tulsa's three leading mayoral candidates said at a Friday forum that they would work to bridge religious and racial divides in the city.
Saturday, October 31, 2009

Candidates debate management styles, green issues
The leading candidates for mayor described their differing plans for managing the city during a forum Thursday.
Friday, October 30, 2009

Mayoral candidates come out against profiling
All four mayoral candidates said Wednesday that they would not tolerate racial profiling of Hispanics by any Tulsa police officer.
Thursday, October 29, 2009

All Tulsa mayoral candidates address Hispanic community
All four mayoral candidates said Wednesday that racial profiling of Hispanics by any Tulsa Police officer would not be tolerated under their administration.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Mayoral candidates mum for once
The three top mayoral candidates participated in an hourlong, televised forum Tuesday evening, tackling head-on all of the questions asked — except one.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidates participate in downtown forum
Bartlett, Adelson and Perkins will face each other at the Nov. 10 general election. Also on the ballot will be independent Lawrence Kirkpatrick.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Hopefuls: Preserve police force
No Tulsa police officers' jobs should be cut as city officials work to reduce the budget by $6 million, the three major mayoral candidates said at a forum Monday night.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Charter changes on ballot
Tulsa voters will not only select the next mayor and decide other local political races in the Nov. 10 general election, they also will determine the fate of three proposed City Charter amendments.
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Mayoral candidates to appear in forums in run-up to election
Tulsa mayoral candidates will make many appearances over the next two weeks, but the Tulsa World and Cox Cable are co-sponsoring the only opportunity for residents to see and hear them live on TV.
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Mayoral candidates Q&A
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 10 city elections, the Tulsa World will present the mayoral candidates — Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins — with various questions about issues facing the city.
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Mayoral hopeful puts finance first
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins said Friday that all the negative campaigning by his opponents is harmful to Tulsa, further validating the need for a "new attitude" and a new kind of leader.
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Chamber urges voters to nix two charter proposals
The Tulsa Metro Chamber encouraged voters Friday to reject two of the proposed City Charter amendments and approve a third that will all appear on the Nov. 10 ballot.
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Mayoral hopefuls try new tactic
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett Jr. held dueling news conferences Thursday to outline their individual plans for economic development.
Friday, October 23, 2009

Mayoral candidates outline economic development plans
Adelson, a Democrat, unveiled a six-point plan that includes targeting small businesses, localizing expenditures, and workforce training. Bartlett, a Republican, unveiled a five-point plan that includes economic forums and easing regulatory and permitting processes.
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Video: Punches continue in mayoral race
Dispute over the validity of a political attack ad that portrays Democratic mayoral nominee Tom Adelson as soft on child molesters continued Wednesday through news releases between his campaign as that of his Republican opponent, Dewey Bartlett Jr.
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidates debate records, TV ad
Dispute over the validity of a political attack ad that portrays mayoral candidate Tom Adelson as soft on child molesters continued Wednesday through news releases between the Democratic state senator and his Republican opponent, Dewey Bartlett Jr.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

'Misleading' molester ad denounced by Adelson
Mayoral candidate Tom Adelson said his opponent Dewey Bartlett Jr. has taken his campaign into the gutter with a new "misleading, downright false" TV ad implying that Adelson is soft on child molesters.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidate blasts TV ad's content
“Shame on that campaign. It’s a disgrace to the city,” the candidate said.

Tulsa Elections: Read bios of candidates for mayor, City Council and city auditor and view a map of City Council districts.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Hopefuls address strife
Each of the top three mayoral candidates said Monday that he not only knows how to "play well with others" but, in his own way, will do so as Tulsa's next leader.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidates talk acrimony at forum
Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett, and independent Mark Perkins participated in a mayoral forum Monday hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Tulsa.
Monday, October 19, 2009

District 4 race is a rematch of 2008
Councilor Eric Gomez will have a rematch with former Councilor Maria Barnes in Tulsa's District 4 general election Nov. 10.
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Mayoral candidate will speak Friday
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins will speak at the Tulsa Press Club's Page One luncheon at noon Friday.
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Three-way race has big rivalry
The District 3 City Council race is round eight in the battle between Councilor David Patrick, an independent, and former Councilor Roscoe Turner, a Democrat.
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Mayoral candidates Q&A
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 10 city elections, the Tulsa World will present the mayoral candidates — Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins — with various questions about issues facing the city.
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Public safety is top priority, says mayoral candidate
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. at his Tulsa Press Club appearance Friday said he sees the city returning to prosperity under his leadership.
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidate speaks at Press Club
“I see an entrepreneurial attitude with an emphasis on the many assets we have in this community,” said Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr.

From Wayne Greene's Blog: Bartlett plays Truth or Fair at the Press Club
Friday, October 16, 2009

Candidates find common ground
With the city facing $6 million more in budget cuts, the three major candidates for mayor said at a forum Thursday that Tulsa should have a "rainy day" fund, as the state does, to provide a cushion during hard economic times.
Friday, October 16, 2009

Mayoral hopefuls speak at forum
Tulsa will rise and fall depending on the quality of its public school system, and that must be a focus for the city's next mayor, three of the candidates for the position said Wednesday.
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Press Club to host Bartlett as speaker
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. will speak at the Tulsa Press Club's Page One luncheon at noon Friday.
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Hopefuls address plans to lead Tulsa
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett Jr. have very different plans for how they would lead the city.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidates talk education
Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr., Democrat Tom Adelson and independent Mark Perkins spoke during a Rotary Club of Tulsa forum Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Hopefuls for governor vary on plans
Attorney General Drew Edmondson on Tuesday said he would find it difficult to sign further tax cuts if he is elected governor.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Energy efficiency a first step, candidate says
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. said Tuesday that the city should control its energy costs to make more funds available for public safety and other priorities.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidates speak
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett spoke before a crowd of about 100 Tuesday during a mayoral forum held by the Tulsa Retired Educators Association at the Tulsa Education Service Center.

Tulsa Elections: Read bios of candidates for mayor, City Council and city auditor and view a map of City Council districts.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidate Bartlett talks about energy costs
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. said Tuesday the city should control its energy costs to make more funds available for public safety and other priorities.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Mayoral hopefuls keep sparring
As the Tulsa mayor's race unfolds, the Tulsa World will periodically examine the truthfulness of the campaign ads put forth by candidates. The general election is set for Nov. 10.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Councilor seeking second term faces repeat candidate
City Councilor G.T. Bynum of District 9 will face a perennial candidate, Roger Lowry, in Tulsa's Nov. 10 general elections.
Sunday, October 11, 2009

District 6 candidates set for rematch in November race
Democratic Councilor Dennis Troyer will face off again with his Republican rival, former Councilor Jim Mautino, in the District 6 general election Nov. 10.
Sunday, October 11, 2009

Mayoral candidates Q&A
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 10 city elections, the Tulsa World will present the mayoral candidates — Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins — with various questions about issues facing the city.
Sunday, October 11, 2009

Political Notebook
Watts at fundraiser: Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts is headlining a Republican fundraiser Thursday at the Southern Hills Marriott.
Sunday, October 11, 2009

Adelson defends his advertising
It appears doubtful that the negative campaigning between the frontrunners in the mayor's race will end.
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidate addresses negative ads
It appears doubtful that the negative campaigning between the frontrunners in the mayor’s race will end.

Tulsa Elections: Read bios of candidates for mayor, City Council and city auditor and view a map of City Council districts.

From Wayne Greene's Blog: Tom, Dewey: Take the pledge -- no negative advertising
Friday, October 09, 2009

Adelson to speak today at luncheon
Democratic mayoral candidate Tom Adelson will speak at the Tulsa Press Club's Page One Luncheon on Friday.
Friday, October 09, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidates announce future events
Democratic mayoral candidate Tom Adelson faces Republican nominee Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent candidate Mark Perkins in the Nov. 10 general election.
Thursday, October 08, 2009

Video: Fact-check on mayoral ads continues
As the Tulsa mayor's race unfolds, the Tulsa World will periodically examine the truthfulness of the campaign ads put forth by the candidates. The general election is set for Nov. 10.
Thursday, October 08, 2009

City auditor has new challenger for post
Longtime City Auditor Phil Wood will face political newcomer Preston Doerflinger in the municipal general elections Nov. 10.
Sunday, October 04, 2009

Mayoral candidates Q&A
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 10 city elections, the Tulsa World will present the mayoral candidates — Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins — with various questions about issues facing the city. Here are the candidates' responses, in 100 words or less, to today's questions about public safety.
Sunday, October 04, 2009

Video: More mayoral candidate ads scrutinized
As the Tulsa mayor's race unfolds, the Tulsa World will periodically examine the truthfulness of the campaign ads put forth by the candidates.
Saturday, October 03, 2009

Bartlett wants 'slanderous' TV ad pulled
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett is calling for his opponent Tom Adelson to pull a television campaign ad about Great Plains Airline that he says is "false, misleading and slanderous."
Saturday, October 03, 2009

Mayoral hopefuls trade jabs
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett Jr. sparred in a Wednesday morning radio debate, with each asking the other pointed questions to highlight philosophical, political and personality differences.
Thursday, October 01, 2009

Independent mayoral hopeful feels snubbed
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins said Wednesday that Tulsans should demand that he be included in candidate forums.
Thursday, October 01, 2009

Tulsa Co. Republicans endorse Bartlett
Tulsa County Republican elected officials Wednesday endorsed Dewey Bartlett Jr. to be Tulsa’s next mayor.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidates spar in Wednesday debate
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett Jr. sparred in a Wednesday morning radio debate, with each asking the other pointed questions to highlight weaknesses.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

War of words
Tulsans watching season premieres of their favorite television shows are being inundated during the commercial breaks with a biting, new political reality show called "Bartlett vs. Adelson."
Sunday, September 27, 2009

Inhofe, Coburn endorse Bartlett
U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn on Saturday endorsed Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. to be Tulsa's next mayor.
Sunday, September 27, 2009

Independent mayoral hopeful says Bartlett ducking debates
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins said Wednesday that Dewey Bartlett Jr. either doesn't grasp the important issues that Tulsa faces or just refuses to publicly debate them.
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Hopefuls back density
Two of Tulsa's mayoral candidates stressed at a Tuesday night forum the importance of implementing the PlaniTulsa comprehensive plan to make the city more environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Mayoral candidates talk trash...collection, that is
Trash talking often accompanies politics, but in this municipal election season there's talk about trash.
Monday, September 21, 2009

Council candidates decry intolerance
All of the City Council candidates who participated in a forum Sunday agreed that a city known for being intolerant is a city that isn't likely to prosper.
Monday, September 21, 2009

Bartlett seeks to expand his support
Dewey Bartlett Jr. worked to shore up his Republican support Friday after securing the GOP nomination in the mayor's race last week.
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Mayoral candidate Bartlett rallies Tulsa Republicans
Bartlett spoke at the Republican Club of Tulsa, where he thanked the 11 candidates who competed against him in the party primary for being involved in the process, highlighting his two chief rivals Chris Medlock and Anna Falling.
Friday, September 18, 2009

Tulsa councilors remain divided on police stimulus issue
The council plans to hear public comments about the Community Oriented Policing Services grant at its 6 p.m. Thursday meeting and vote two weeks later.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Wild Card: Can Independent Candidate Win?
Every once in a while, an independent candidate enters a political race and changes the dynamics — Ross Perot did it in his 1992 presidential run.
Sunday, September 13, 2009

Mayoral contest is replay of '04 match
The mayoral match-up between Dewey Bartlett Jr. and Tom Adelson is a sequel of sorts.
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Poll shows Bartlett leading over Adelson
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett leads Democrat Tom Adelson by about 10 percentage points going into the general election campaign, according to the latest Oklahoma Poll.
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Firefighters to keep active in politics
A day after flexing their muscles in the municipal primaries, Tulsa firefighters are revving up their support for candidates vying in the Nov. 10 general election.
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bartlett, Adelson advance: Two candidates will join ballot with independents
Tulsa voters decided in Tuesday's primary election that it will be Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. versus Democrat Tom Adelson in the fall's general election to determine the next mayor.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Martinson loses seat by 18 votes; Westcott survives
City Councilor Rick Westcott survived his re-election bid Tuesday, but Bill Martinson fell victim to one of the blazing campaigns waged against several incumbents by Tulsa firefighters.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

School bond issues win over voters
Voters in Rogers and Wagoner counties approved school bond issues, but residents in Pryor rejected a sales tax, according to final, unofficial area results on Tuesday.


Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Tulsa Mayor Taylor delivers State of the City address
"There's some people who wish I'd run again and some who are glad I'm not," she said.

From Wayne Greene's Blog: Mayor Taylor speaks out for regional government
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Decision day for primaries in Tulsa
Tulsans must now stop listening to political speeches and make some political decisions.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

For many in city, election is no contest
Dan Sullivan has voted more times than most other Democrats have in Tulsa's City Council 5th District, casting ballots on 45 election days since 1999.
Monday, September 07, 2009

Elections by party holds edge in poll
Tulsans are not convinced that nonpartisan elections are the best way to choose their mayor, auditor and city councilors, the Oklahoma Poll shows.
Monday, September 07, 2009

Adelson, Bartlett lead in mayor race
Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and Democrat Tom Adelson held wide leads in their respective mayoral primaries heading into the final week of the campaign, according to an Oklahoma Poll conducted Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.
Sunday, September 06, 2009

Candidate's divorce record sealed
Citing fears of identity theft, Republican mayoral contender Dewey Bartlett Jr. had his divorce file sealed this week in Tulsa County District Court after local political bloggers began posting the documents online.
Saturday, September 05, 2009

Councilor: Tactic may be illegal
City Councilor John Eagleton said Thursday that firefighters and police officers might be violating a federal law and jeopardizing their jobs and grant money by actively campaigning in this year's municipal elections.
Friday, September 04, 2009

BLOG: The case of the missing election
"Truly, Watson, the case of the missing election. You see three years ago – it was in April -- the good people of Tulsa elected a new mayor – Kathy Taylor was the name. Less than a month later, Taylor faced the deadline for submitting a balanced budget to her City Council."
Thursday, September 03, 2009

Mayoral hopefuls tout ideas for north
Tulsa's mayoral candidates said Tuesday night at a forum that the city's north side is ripe for economic development and that the right leader at the top will make it happen.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Falling aims to reduce utility bills 25 percent
Former City Councilor Anna Falling claimed Tuesday that she would cut Tulsans' city utility bills by 25 percent if she's elected mayor.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Voters quiz District 8 GOP candidates during event
Three Republican District 8 City Council candidates fielded audience questions Tuesday that appeared mostly to target incumbent Councilor Bill Christiansen and Phil Lakin, one of his two challengers.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

District 2 hopefuls fight for lone vote
Candidates outnumbered potential voters at Tuesday night's District 2 City Council forum, but that didn't keep incumbent Councilor Rick Westcott and challenger Bart Rhoades from engaging in a spirited debate.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

District 5 forum heated
One had only to look around the room Tuesday night to know what issue would dominate the debate between District 5 City Council Republican primary candidates Bill Martinson and Chris Trail.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Lots of hopefuls, fewer dollars
Tulsa's 18-candidate mayoral race is not shaping up to be the spending bonanza at the primary stage that the 2006 race was when two millionaire Democrats battled for the nomination.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Bartlett responds to Medlock's attack
In a prepared statement, Bartlett said: “I have always been a strong proponent of fixing Tulsa’s streets."
Monday, August 31, 2009

Candidate Buffet
Tulsa Republican voters can't complain there's a lack of choices in their Sept. 8 primary election for mayor.
Sunday, August 30, 2009

Mayor's race attracts perennial candidates
Some municipal candidates are like the Energizer Bunny — they keep running, year after year.
Sunday, August 30, 2009

Adelson looks to win Dem primary
Unlike the Republican smorgasbord of mayoral candidates vying in the Sept. 8 primary, Democrats have a single entree with a few interesting appetizers from which to choose.
Sunday, August 30, 2009

Hopefuls speed up political process
Making an impression is essential for municipal candidates who are given only two minutes to say who they are and why they are running for office.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Records yield candidates' legal woes
As with every election season, the Tulsa World has conducted background checks and gathered information through questionnaires on all 43 candidates for mayor, City Council and auditor.
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Councilor faces party challengers
South Tulsa Republicans will decide whether to keep longtime District 8 City Councilor Bill Christiansen or replace him with one of two political newcomers, Phil Lakin or Scott Grizzle.
Sunday, August 23, 2009

4 men campaign to represent District 6
Voters in both political parties have nominee picks to make in the City Council District 6 primary elections Sept. 8.
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Medlock challenges Bartlett to debate
Republican mayoral candidate Chris Medlock on Friday challenged GOP rival Dewey Bartlett Jr. to a one-on-one debate "anytime, anywhere."
Saturday, August 22, 2009

Bartlett declines Medlock's challenge to one-on-one debate
Republican mayoral candidate declines fellow candidate Chris Medlock's challenge to a one-on-one debate.
Friday, August 21, 2009

Hearing set for Tulsa petition protest
Tulsa County District Judge Jefferson Sellers will decide whether City Councilor John Eagleton has raised legitimate arguments in the petition protest he filed earlier this month.
Friday, August 21, 2009

Candidate wants churches to help cover cops' costs
Mayoral candidate Anna Falling on Thursday proposed a "Protect the Police Initiative," which would have churches, civic groups and businesses "adopting" officers to help pay their out-of-pocket work expenses.
Friday, August 21, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidate proposes police assistance program
Mayoral candidate Anna Falling on Thursday proposed a “Protect the Police Initiative,” which includes churches, civic groups and businesses “adopting” officers to help pay their out-of-pocket work expenses.
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Group gets to know candidates
Many city issues are important to Tulsa's Young Professionals, but one they seem to have in common is electing a leader who will focus on downtown.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

GOP council candidates set themselves apart
The three Republican District 8 City Council candidates might agree on several issues, but it was their differences that stood out Monday.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Four seek City Council District 4 spot
Both Republicans and Democrats will have candidate choices to make in the City Council District 4 primary elections Sept. 8.
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Race shapes up at last minute
About half of the voters in District 2 will decide whether to return Rick Westcott to the City Council or replace him with Bart Rhoades, a retired firefighter.
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Firefighters targeting 3 councilors
Tulsa's firefighters are knocking on doors trying to oust three incumbent city councilors from office, despite questions over whether their campaign tactics violate the City Charter.
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Arson, assault and DUI charges are in candidate's past
District 3 City Council candidate Karl Hulcher has had several legal run-ins from 2000 to 2006 in both Cherokee and Tulsa counties, a Tulsa World review of records shows.
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Falling trumpets creationism issue
Republican mayoral candidate Anna Falling said Tuesday that putting a Christian creationism display in the Tulsa Zoo is No. 1 in importance among city issues that also include violent crime, budget woes and bumpy streets.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Speaking Out: GOP hopefuls swap criticisms
Republican mayoral candidates Chris Medlock and Dewey Bartlett Jr. traded barbs Tuesday at a candidate forum, with each clearly considering the other his main competition for the GOP nod.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Election-petition backers wary of protest
Backers of an initiative petition seeking nonpartisan municipal elections hope that City Councilor John Eagleton's protest doesn't stall efforts to move the issue forward.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Medlock, Bartlett square off at Tulsa forum
Republican mayoral candidates Chris Medlock and Dewey Bartlett Jr. traded barbs Tuesday at a candidate forum.

Tulsa Elections: Read bios of candidates for mayor, City Council and city auditor and view a map of City Council districts.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Mayoral candidate to host conference at Tulsa Zoo
Tulsa mayoral candidate Anna Falling announced that she will have a press conference 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Tulsa Zoo to discuss a Christian display once proposed for the zoo.
Monday, August 10, 2009

Race heats up over motivation, money
Tulsa's City Council District 5 race is heated, fueled by Councilor Bill Martinson's accusation that his opponent is a pawn for those who want him out of office because he has not bent to their will.
Sunday, August 09, 2009

Two Republicans in race for auditor
Two Republican newcomers will face off in the primary election for city auditor Sept. 8.
Sunday, August 09, 2009

Mayoral hopeful is new kid on the stump
After high school graduation, most 18-year-olds spend their summer days hanging out with friends, working and getting ready for college.
Thursday, August 06, 2009

Protests on election petition due by Tuesday
The protest period to challenge an initiative petition seeking a special election on whether to make municipal elections nonpartisan will end at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Thursday, August 06, 2009

Political Notebook
Patrick kick-off: District 3 City Councilor David Patrick will kick off his re-election bid from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Rose Bowl Event Center, 7419 E. 11th St.
Sunday, August 02, 2009

Election change petition OK'd
A petition for a vote to make the city's municipal elections nonpartisan was ruled sufficient Thursday.
Friday, July 31, 2009

Push to end partisan city voting waits on decision
Tulsa voters might get to decide in November whether municipal elections should be nonpartisan.
Thursday, July 30, 2009

8 area GOP leaders endorse Bartlett
Eight Tulsa-area Republican Party leaders endorsed mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. on Tuesday night for the GOP nomination in the 11-member primary race.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Political Notebook: Candidate wants police to use foreclosed homes
Streetman proposal: Tulsa mayoral candidate Norris Streetman said last week he wants to use foreclosed, vacant homes as mini police stations in the city's worst neighborhoods.
Sunday, July 26, 2009

Tulsa mayoral candidate withdraws from race
An independent candidate for mayor is dropping out of the race because as a Tulsa police officer, city policies prohibit him from running for office.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Hopeful survives election challenge
Ike's Chili operator and Republican candidate Chris Trail will remain on the ballot for the District 5 City Council seat, the Tulsa County Election Board ruled Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Tulsa council candidate to remain on ballot
His opponent challenged the candidate's eligibility, saying the candidate registered to vote in the district March 30 but did not have a contract on a rent house until April 1.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Legal woes haunt candidate
Ike's Chili operator Chris Trail, a Republican who is challenging incumbent City Councilor Bill Martinson for the District 5 seat, has had a host of mostly financial legal troubles, records show.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

GOP battle may mark race
Tulsa's Republican mayoral primary Sept. 8 may end up being the race to watch as 11 candidates vie for the winner-take-all nomination, party officials say.
Sunday, July 19, 2009

GOP mayoral hopefuls vie for prominence
Five of 11 Republican candidates competing to be the city's next mayor spoke Friday to the Republican Club of Tulsa, hoping to make themselves stand out from the pack.
Saturday, July 18, 2009

Council hopeful's voter registration challenged
Republican City Councilor Bill Martinson on Friday challenged the eligibility of Republican Chris Trail to compete for his District 5 seat.
Saturday, July 18, 2009

Republican mayoral candidates make their pitches
Five of the 11 Republican candidates competing to be the city’s next mayor spoke Friday to the Republican Club of Tulsa, hoping to make themselves stand out from the pack
Friday, July 17, 2009

Councilor challenges opponent's eligibility
Republican City Councilor Bill Martinson on Friday challenged the eligibility of Republican Chris Trail to compete for his District 5 seat.
Friday, July 17, 2009

13 now filed to run for mayor
Tulsa's mayoral field grew to 13 candidates on the second day of the three-day municipal filing period.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Tulsa's mayoral field grows to 13 candidates
In a related development, former City Councilor Anna Falling said she is joining the Republican field and will file for mayor on Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

First day of filing brings eight mayoral candidates
Eight candidates officially entered the Tulsa mayor's race Monday, the first day of the filing period that runs through Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Eight join mayor's race on first day of filing period
Eight candidates officially entered the Tulsa mayor’s race Monday, which was the first day of the filing period that runs through Wednesday.
Monday, July 13, 2009

Candidate filing period to kick off Tulsa's unusual election season
Tulsa's election season, which officially kicks off Monday to Wednesday with the candidate filing period, was going to be unusual anyway.
Sunday, July 12, 2009

Political Notebook: Candidates change in race for mayor
Boggs in mayor's race: Longtime Federal Express employee Kevin Boggs has announced his Republican candidacy for Tulsa mayor.
Sunday, July 12, 2009

Candidate drops out of Tulsa mayoral race
Filing for the municipal elections is Monday to Wednesday with the Tulsa County Election Board.
Friday, July 10, 2009

Medlock running again for mayor
Former City Councilor Chris Medlock, who until recently was a conservative radio talk-show host, launched his campaign to be Tulsa's next mayor Wednesday, declaring himself to be an unusual candidate.
Thursday, July 09, 2009

Medlock on running for Tulsa mayor: 'I'm not a millionaire'
"I provide an interesting question for the voters of Tulsa: Can somebody who is not a midtown millionaire or the progeny of a famous political family become mayor of Tulsa?” Chris Medlock said Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Former Tulsa councilor, radio talk show host may enter mayoral race
Former City Councilor and radio talk show host Chris Medlock will announce whether he will run for mayor at a 10 a.m. Wednesday press conference at the Tulsa Press Club.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Political Notebook: Business owner to seek District 8 council seat
Council District 8 candidate: Businessman J. Bryan Osborne has announced his Republican candidacy for Tulsa's District 8 City Council seat.
Sunday, July 05, 2009

Councilor will seek re-election, not mayor's post
City Councilor Bill Christiansen announced Thursday that he is seeking re-election to the District 8 seat he has held since 2002 instead of running for mayor.
Friday, July 03, 2009

Tulsa councilor Christiansen announces re-election bid
City Councilor Bill Christiansen announced Thursday he is seeking re-election to the District 8 seat he has held since 2002 instead of running for mayor.
Thursday, July 02, 2009

Political Notebook: Ike's owner to seek office
Ike's owner seeks District 5 seat: Ike's Chili owner Chris Trail will compete for the District 5 City Council seat as a Republican.
Sunday, June 28, 2009

Bartlett announces candidacy for mayor
Oilman and former city councilor Dewey Bartlett Jr. on Thursday announced his Republican candidacy for mayor, saying he wants to end partisan bickering and unify Tulsa.
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Westcott working to finish paying off tax debt
City Councilor Rick Westcott owes a combined total of about $34,000 in back state and federal income taxes, including interest and penalties.
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Berryhill passes school bond issues
Berryhill Public Schools' $8.38 million bond issue passed Tuesday night with a healthy 71.7 percent majority. So did its $220,000 bond issue for transportation.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Palin wouldn't oppose seeking high office again
The Alaska governor also said she never thought Campaign 2008 would be "as brutal a ride as it turned out to be."
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Reprints available at Tulsa World
The Tulsa World has reprinted 7,500 copies of the eight-page "YES HE DID" election section. Copies of the special section may be purchased for 75 cents each at the Tulsa World back copy counter, 315 S. Boulder Ave., on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday, November 09, 2008

Reprints available at Tulsa World
The Tulsa World has sold out of the Wednesday "YES HE DID" edition.
Saturday, November 08, 2008

Bush sets Oval Office meeting with Obama
President Bush and Barack Obama on Monday will hold their first substantive talks about the nation's daunting priorities as the transition to a Democratic administration accelerates.
Thursday, November 06, 2008

State Governors
Thursday, November 06, 2008

U.S. House Winners, State By State
Thursday, November 06, 2008

U.S. Senate Winners, State By State
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Newspaper front pages from around the country
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Sen. Ted Stevens holds slim lead in Alaska
With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Stevens led with 48 percent of the vote compared to 47 percent for two-term Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Papers sell out as readers seek keepsakes
Newsstands from Seattle to New York quickly sold out of Wednesday's papers declaring Barack Obama the nation's first black president as some jubilant customers picked up two, three or even 30 copies as keepsakes.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Coburn cites GOP fiscal policies in election losses
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn on Wednesday cited what he called the Republican Party's ""socialism-lite'' approach to government in assessing its failures in this year's elections.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Recount won't be sought in Stillwater House race
Republican Aaron Carlson lost by only 63 votes to Democrat Cory Williams.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

McCain starts mapping new role in the Senate
Before resting from the grueling presidential race, John McCain began discussing with senior aides what role he will play in the Senate now that he has promised to work with the man who defeated him for president.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Obama picks Clinton alum as chief of WH staff
President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Obama's win
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Decision day arrives
A two-year presidential campaign and a historic election that some experts believe could result in the highest voter turnout in the nation's history reaches a climax Tuesday.

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Voters head to the polls
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Local Obama supporters celebrate election's outcome
For many Obama supporters in the city, Tuesday’s election had a significance far beyond political considerations in any one election year.

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Incumbents sail to new Congressional terms
Oklahoma voters decided to return the state’s incumbent Congressional delegation by convincing margins.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Cloud wins, Murphy leads in Corporation Commission
Republicans Dana Murphy and Jeff Cloud won seats Tuesday on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Tulsa officer wins sheriff’s post; see other county votes
Scott Walton defeated a fellow Tulsa police officer Tuesday to become the top law enforcement officer in Rogers County.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

All four state questions pass
Oklahoma voters were on their way to approving all four state questions on the ballot Tuesday, including one that constitutionally protects their right to hunt and fish.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

GOP takes control of Oklahoma Senate
Republicans on Tuesday appeared to have gained control of the Oklahoma Senate for the first time in history.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

McCain casts ballot in Phoenix, gives thumbs-up
McCain stepped out of a sport-utility vehicle Tuesday morning with wife Cindy as a small crowd cheered "Go, John, go!" and "We love you!"
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Veteran Inhofe elected again
Republican Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma's blunt-speaking conservative senator, won a third full term Tuesday as he cruised past Democrat Andrew Rice, a state senator and former missionary.

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Obama wins, first black to gain presidency
Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Obama casts ballot with wife, daughters
Barack Obama started Election Day like millions of other Americans, at the polls.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

McCain wins Wyoming
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Karen Keith wins County Commission seat
With 75 of 98 precincts reporting, Democrat Karen Keith, who for 21 years was a television reporter for KJRH, channel 2, was leading Republican Sally Bell by 54 percent to 46 percent.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Streets package passes
Both propositions that provided funding for the five-year program were easily ahead in early, incomplete election results.

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Voters wait for hours to cast ballots
Lines stretched around buildings and down city blocks as people waited hours to cast ballots in the historic presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. Touchscreen voting machines malfunctioned in some precincts, yet voting Tuesday appeared to go smoothly.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Bush stays out of sight on Election Day
Even before one vote was counted, this result was clear: The presidential race was a verdict on George W. Bush.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

McCain takes Oklahoma
Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain has won Oklahoma and collected the state's seven electoral votes in a state that hasn't supported a Democrat for president since 1964.

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Republicans gain four seats in state House
This means the House will now have 61 Republican members, with Democrats dropping to 40.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

McCain concedes presidency, congratulates Obama
Republican John McCain conceded the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a "great thing" for himself and the country with his historic victory.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Coburn remains upbeat on eve of election
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn plans to spend Election Day driving to Colorado.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Rivals reach end of race
Barack Obama radiated confidence and John McCain displayed the grit of an underdog Monday as the presidential rivals reached for the finish line of a two-year marathon with a burst of campaigning across battlegrounds from the Atlantic Coast to Arizona.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Obama's grandmother dies at 86
Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

New report clears Palin of wrongdoing
A new report released Monday exonerates Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in the Troopergate controversy.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Huge turnout anticipated
Republican State Chairman Gary Jones and his counterpart, Democrat Ivan Holmes, agree that Oklahoma could see record voter turnout on Tuesday.
Monday, November 03, 2008

News outlets to be more cautious with election results this year
TV networks and news agencies were burned badly in 2000 when many called Florida — and by extension the U.S. presidential race — for Al Gore, and got it wrong.
Monday, November 03, 2008

Obama, McCain make last pitch in tossup Florida
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain made last-minute pitches in the largest battleground state Monday hoping to break the statistical deadlock polls show for Florida's 27 electoral votes.
Monday, November 03, 2008

Early voters flock to polls for absentee voting
Voters visited the polls at a rate of 500 per hour in Tulsa County on Monday. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Inhofe leading in Senate poll
Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe headed into the final week before Tuesday's election with a comfortable margin despite declining support in the state's two metropolitan areas, according to the most recent Oklahoma Poll.
Monday, November 03, 2008

Obama, McCain uncork get-out-vote blitz
Barack Obama and John McCain uncorked massive get-out-the-vote operations in more than a dozen battleground states Sunday, using millions of telephone calls, mailings and door-knockings in a frenzied, fitting climax to a record-shattering $1 billion campaign. Together, they'll spend about $8 per presidential vote.
Monday, November 03, 2008

Stocks likely to recover no matter who is president
Wall Street prefers Republicans, McCain supporters argue. But stocks have done better under Democratic presidents, Obama supporters fire back.
Monday, November 03, 2008

Iraq war threatens either president-elect quickly
The Iraq war threatens to consume the president-elect within days of Tuesday's election, well before the winner of the hard-fought contest for the White House takes office Jan. 20.
Monday, November 03, 2008

Want to be an informed voter? Keep reading this.
Oklahoma could see record turnout at the polls on Tuesday when voters pick a president and decide the fates of other issues and candidates on the ballot.
Sunday, November 02, 2008

A state-by-state look at Election Day
A state-by-state review of the race for the White House as well as key congressional and gubernatorial campaigns. The state's number of electoral votes is in parentheses.
Sunday, November 02, 2008

Poll: Tulsans favor measures to fix streets
Tulsans apparently weren’t kidding around when they said they wanted the streets fixed.
Sunday, November 02, 2008

Foes make final stand in battlegrounds
Warmed by the cheers of thousands, John McCain and Barack Obama plunged through the final weekend of their marathon race for the White House, the Republican digging for an upset while his confident-sounding rival told supporters, "We can change this country."
Sunday, November 02, 2008

Comedian prank-calls Palin
Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday.
Sunday, November 02, 2008

A campaign for the ages, tilting toward Democrats
Counting down to Election Day, Barack Obama appears within reach of becoming the nation's first black president as the epic campaign draws to a close against a backdrop of economic crisis and lingering war. John McCain, the battle-scarred warrior, holds out hope for a Truman-beats-Dewey-style upset.
Sunday, November 02, 2008

Political Notebook
Final days for Senate candidates: Tulsa is turning out to be pretty good for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Rice.
Sunday, November 02, 2008

Early voters eager to cast ballots
High turnout for early voting continued Saturday at the Tulsa County Election Board.
Sunday, November 02, 2008

Obama says he didn't know aunt's illegal status
Obama's aunt had been instructed to leave the country four years ago by an immigration judge who rejected her request for asylum from her native Kenya.
Saturday, November 01, 2008

Hundreds more vote early in Tulsa County
As of 10 a.m., more than 700 people had voted in two hours at the Election Board at 555 N. Denver Ave.
Saturday, November 01, 2008

Obama, McCain hit economy in final push
Obama is looking to expand his base while McCain is fighting to hold GOP-leaning bastions.
Friday, October 31, 2008

Thousands in state vote early
Friday is the first of three days of early voting in advance of Tuesday's general election.
Friday, October 31, 2008

AP poll: 1 in 7 voters still persuadable
With the sand in the 2008 campaign hourglass about depleted, Johnson is part of a stubborn wedge of people who, somehow, are still making up their minds about who should be president.
Friday, October 31, 2008

USPS encourages voters to mail ballots today
The U.S. Postal Service encourages voters planning to mail in their ballots to do so by today and with the proper postage.
Friday, October 31, 2008

Who raised how much?
State Republican legislative candidates have raised $6 million going into the Tuesday general election, or about $1.8 million more than their Democratic challengers, a Tulsa World analysis of campaign filings indicates.
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Urgency drives Obama, McCain to swing states
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are spending their time and money trying to win over the same voters in those few states still too close to call.
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Election stress? Forget campaign, go camping
Some advice for coping with the final days of the presidential election and life beyond:
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Obama ahead or tied in 8 key states
Barack Obama now leads in four states won by President Bush in 2004 and is essentially tied with John McCain in two other Republican red states.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

McCain: States deserve more offshore oil money
McCain says that such an incentive would increase energy production and help consumers struggling with gasoline prices.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Obama goes prime-time; McCain attacks
The 30-minute ad, aired on CBS, NBC, Fox and several cable networks, came days from the end of a race in which Obama holds the lead in polls nationally and in most key battleground states as he bids to become the first black president.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Poll puts Obama ahead of McCain in Florida, Ohio
In Ohio, a state that has been battered for years by unemployment and plant closings, Obama is leading McCain 49 percent to 40 percent among people likely to vote. In Florida, a state that was considered a likely win for Republicans not long ago, McCain is trailing, 50 percent to 43 percent.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

McCain struggles for Pa. upset; GOP doubts grow
Doubts about John McCain's chances for the presidency grew louder among fellow Republicans on Tuesday as a White House race largely focused on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania entered its final week
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Two plotted Obama, racial killings, feds say
Federal authorities charged two men with planning a race-based killing spree that included decapitations and the ultimate goal of assassinating the Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

McCain fights for comeback in hard-hit Ohio
Fading in the polls, John McCain fought Barack Obama for support in economically hard-hit Ohio on Monday, each man pledging to right the economy and turn the page on the Bush era in a state with an impressive record for picking presidents.
Monday, October 27, 2008

Assassination plot targeting Obama disrupted
Law enforcement agents have broken up a plot by two neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 88 black people, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives said Monday.
Monday, October 27, 2008

McCain, Obama spar with 9 days to go
Republican John McCain declared "I'm going to win it," dismissing polls showing him behind with little more than a week to go in the presidential race. A confident Democrat Barack Obama drew an estimated 100,000 people to a single rally and rolled out a new TV ad asserting his rival is "running out of time."
Monday, October 27, 2008

Political paper floods mail
Mailboxes stuffed and it's not even the holidays? It must be election season.
Monday, October 27, 2008

Red-state blues
When it comes to the 2008 presidential race in Oklahoma, state Republican Party Chairman Gary Jones has one big question left for election night. Does John McCain win every county in the state?
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Alaska's largest newspaper endorses Obama
The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's largest newspaper, has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Race turns away from energy to ethics
The focus of a t oss-up race between Corporation Commission candidates Dana Murphy and Jim Roth has abruptly switched from energy to ethics.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Presidential candidates spar with 9 days to go
Republican John McCain declared "I'm going to win it," dismissing polls showing him behind with little more than a week to go in the presidential race. Democrat Barack Obama rolled out a new TV ad asserting his rival is "out of ideas, out of touch, and running out of time."
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Candidates bid to be counties' top cops
Voters will chose sheriffs in five northeastern Oklahoma counties in November.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Some appellate judges will be on the ballot
In balloting that flies under the radar, Oklahoma voters will decide whether to keep nine judges on the benches of three state appellate courts.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Wineries question a do-over proposition
Oklahoma voters will be faced with a do-over of sorts when they come to State Question 743 on their election ballot.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

House incumbents are favored to win
Oklahoma's five U.S. representatives face general election challenges on Nov. 4, although each is favored to retain office.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

District 2 assured of having a fresh face
No one saw this race coming — not a little more than a year ago, at least.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Where McCain, Obama stand on the issues Start here before the election
The plans of presidential candidates are never set in stone, if only because circumstances and the makeup of Congress change after the election. The uncertainty is even deeper in this election because Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain laid out most of their agenda before the government committed up to $700 billion to address the financial crisis.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Democratic senators aid Riley’s campaign efforts
Key Democratic senators recently met in a fast-food restaurant parking lot in downtown Sand Springs.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Incumbents in Districts 23, 98 face eager Dems
House District 98 is safely Republican.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Stances mark differences in Senate race
and perhaps never — have Oklahomans had such a clear contrast in choices for U.S. Senate.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Despite predictions, small gains more likely
Both parties are predicting that they could take a handful of state House seats in the November elections. But a gain of about two seats, either way, is more realistic.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Energy future tops panel's next agenda
The four candidates running for two seats on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission say the election will play a pivotal role in shaping the state's long-term energy future.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Lawsuit on birth of Obama rejected
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Barack Obama’s qualifications to be president.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Republicans could win state Senate
Sen. Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, thinks Republicans will run the State Senate after the Nov. 4 general election.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Questioning the candidates
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Questioning the candidates
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Obama and McCain try a little Western swing
Scrambling to win the West, Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Saturday for aggressively trying to distance himself from President Bush.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Political Notebook
Economy uniting voters: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Rice may be from Oklahoma City, but he’s been spending a lot of time in Tulsa.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Obama, McCain target the West's toss-up states
Barack Obama and John McCain venture into the next-to-last weekend of their testy presidential campaign with the same target.
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Hockey player hurt after tripping on Palin carpet
The Alaska governor dropped the ceremonial first puck before the Blues hosted the Los Angeles Kings.
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Campaign 2008
Republican John McCain said Friday that if his Democratic rival Barack Obama is elected along with a Democratic Congress, the middle class is "going to be put through the wringer."
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Obama's grandmother may not see Election Day
The Democratic presidential candidate flew to Hawaii to visit Madelyn Dunham, 85, who helped raise him.
Friday, October 24, 2008

Updated: Inhofe recounts run-in with ACORN
Sen. Jim Inhofe, recalling a run-in with a group accused of widespread voter registration irregularities, says protesters scattered 26 years ago when he warned them to leave his home in one minute or "I'll kill all of you."
Friday, October 24, 2008

American Indians to rally for election
Efforts to get more young American Indians to the polls in the 2008 presidential election will culminate Nov. 1 with a "Rock the Native Vote" rally in Oklahoma City.
Friday, October 24, 2008

Bush votes early for McCain
President Bush, who has been rarely seen on the campaign trail, cast his ballot for GOP presidential nominee John McCain.
Friday, October 24, 2008

Money running out for McCain, Obama
Barack Obama and John McCain enter the final days of the presidential campaign amid dwindling reserves.
Friday, October 24, 2008

Georgia, Tenn. cope with early voting glitches
Election officials across the South are untangling minor glitches as voters flock to the polls and vote by mail ahead of Election Day.
Friday, October 24, 2008

McCain says Obama will 'say anything to get elected'
Republican John McCain kicked off a cross-state bus tour aimed at keeping vote-rich Florida from swinging to the Democrats.
Thursday, October 23, 2008

Poll: Obama widens lead in Midwest states
John McCain faces double-digit deficits in eight Midwest states with only 12 days to make up the difference, a poll released Thursday showed.
Thursday, October 23, 2008

McCain will depart from election-night tradition
Republican John McCain is not going to make his election night remarks in the traditional style — at a podium standing in front of a sea of campaign workers jammed into a hotel ballroom.
Thursday, October 23, 2008

AP presidential poll: All even in the homestretch
The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Media survey: McCain gets more negative coverage than Obama
Media coverage of the presidential race has not always been glowing for Barack Obama but it has clearly been negative for John McCain, according to a survey of news outlets since the end of the national political conventions.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Roth accused of giving campaign cards at office
State Republicans say Democratic Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth has given out campaign materials at his state office.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

McCain, Palin hit Obama on taxes in NH, Ohio
John McCain struck an anti-tax chord Wednesday in the state that launched him toward the Republican presidential nomination and in the home state of the plumber he hopes will help him reach the White House.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

McCain hits Obama for varying World Series support
The Republican presidential nominee says Barack Obama has identified himself with both teams while campaigning in their two home states.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Negative ads leave undecideds largely unmoved
If John McCain and Barack Obama think their ads blasting each other are persuading undecided voters, they're probably wrong. But negative ads do have an impact, an AP-Knowledge Networks poll suggests, even if it's just to neutralize the other guy's attacks.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

McCain reminds Biden he's been tested in crisis
Republican John McCain told voters in Pennsylvania on Tuesday he was personally tested by the same kind of crisis that Democratic vice presidential nominee Joseph Biden warned Barack Obama will almost certainly face if elected president.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Obama, Clinton together in Florida
Barack Obama and former Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton sought together Monday to swing this state to blue, mocking the Republican ticket by saying the election's theme should be "jobs, baby, jobs" for people hurting in a nearly unprecedented economic crisis.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

McCain, friends tear into liberals
John McCain and his supporters branded Barack Obama a liberal Monday and criticized feminists and the media as they rallied their conservative base in Missouri, a hotly contested bellwether state, two weeks before the election.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Obama cancels events to visit ill grandmother
Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama is canceling nearly all his campaign events Thursday and Friday to fly to Hawaii to visit his suddenly ill 85-year-old grandmother, his spokesman said.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Palin opposite McCain on marriage amendment
Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, says she supports a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, a break with the party's presidential nominee, John McCain, who has said he believes states should be left to define marriage.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Campaign '08
Democrat Andrew Rice introduced a new component of his U.S. Senate campaign Monday in Tulsa — "Women for Rice."


Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Obama, Clinton campaign together in Florida
Barack Obama and former Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton sought together Monday to swing this state to blue, mocking the Republican ticket by saying the election's theme should be "jobs, baby, jobs" for people hurting in a nearly unprecedented economic crisis.
Monday, October 20, 2008

Obama leaving campaign trail to visit grandmother
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is canceling nearly all his campaign events Thursday and Friday to visit his suddenly gravely ill 85-year-old grandmother in Hawaii, a spokesman said.
Monday, October 20, 2008

Obama: Powell will have a role in administration
Being a top presidential adviser, especially on foreign policy, would be familiar ground to Powell on a subject that's relatively new to the freshman Illinois senator.
Monday, October 20, 2008

First lady Kim Henry among Women for Rice
First lady Kim Henry is listed among several co-chairmen of Women for Rice, a group of over 1,100 Oklahoma women supporting Democrat Andrew Rice in his race against Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe.
Monday, October 20, 2008

Palin draws big ratings for 'SNL' + Watch her segment
The entertainment summit of the season — Sarah Palin and her impersonator, Tina Fey — earned "Saturday Night Live" its best ratings in 14 years. But if you blinked, you might have missed it.
Monday, October 20, 2008

McCain casts self as a guardian of 'Joes'
Evoking "Joe the Plumber" near his hometown in this pivotal state, Republican John McCain on Sunday cast himself as the guardian of middle-class workers and small-business owners who fuel the economy.
Monday, October 20, 2008

Obama shatters fundraising records
Democrat Barack Obama raised $150 million in September, shattering all previous fundraising records and dwarfing the amount raised by Republican presidential nominee John McCain.
Monday, October 20, 2008

Colin Powell gets behind Barack Obama
Colin Powell, a Republican and retired general who was President Bush's first secretary of state, broke with the party Sunday and endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, calling him a "transformational figure" while criticizing the tone of John McCain's campaign.
Monday, October 20, 2008

Obama attracts huge crowds
Democrat Barack Obama turned out enormous crowds at his two stops in battleground Missouri on Saturday in what campaign aides said was a strategy of using his ability to command huge crowds as a way to build excitement heading into the final two weeks of the presidential campaign.
Sunday, October 19, 2008

Political Notebook
County Commission forum: A county commission candidate forum involving Republican Sally Bell and Democrat Karen Keith is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria Ave. The event is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa.
Sunday, October 19, 2008

McCain suggests Obama tax policies are socialist
Barack Obama favors a socialistic economic approach by supporting tax cuts and tax credits, John McCain said.
Saturday, October 18, 2008

Obama's claim of benefit cuts suspect
Democratic nominee Barack Obama is accusing Republican John McCain of seeking "cuts in benefits, eligibility, or both."
Saturday, October 18, 2008

Campaign 2008
Sarah, meet W. And welcome to the intersection of politics and pop culture in the Lower 48.
Saturday, October 18, 2008

Poll: Voters souring on McCain, Obama stays steady
People's regard for the Republican presidential nominee has deteriorated across the board, an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll shows.
Friday, October 17, 2008

Requests for absentee ballots due soon
Oct. 29 is the last day to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for the Nov. 4 general election.
Friday, October 17, 2008

McCain challenges Obama's tax cut promise
McCain suggested voters could not rely on Obama's promise of tax cuts while returning once more to the story of Joe the Plumber, a regular part of McCain's speeches since the Arizona senator first mentioned the tax concerns of Ohio plumber Joe Wurzelbacher in Wednesday's presidential debate.
Friday, October 17, 2008

House challenger faces uphill bid
Despite the district's trending Democratic in recent years, Rep. Dan Sullivan is favored for re-election.House District 71 can be hard to figure out.
Friday, October 17, 2008

Absentee requests due soon
Oct. 29 is the last day to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for the Nov. 4 general election.
Friday, October 17, 2008

Campaign 2008
Democrat Barack Obama opened the final leg of the campaign by returning to a familiar strategy on Thursday: Linking Republican opponent John McCain to the unpopular incumbent.
Friday, October 17, 2008

Obama: People want solutions
Barack Obama says his Republican rival, John McCain, doesn't understand that Americans want to hear about solutions to their economic problems, not political attacks.
Thursday, October 16, 2008

McCain, Obama turn from debate to swing states
A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll found 58 percent of debate watchers saying Obama did the best job and 31 percent saying McCain performed best.
Thursday, October 16, 2008

Meet Joe the Plumber, focus of last night's debate
An Ohio man looking to buy a plumbing business came to symbolize the notion of "spreading the wealth" in the debate between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.
Thursday, October 16, 2008

College students pay attention to elections
College students are watching the 2008 elections closely, although no single candidate or issue seems to be the driving force behind large registration drives and heated late-night bull sessions.
Thursday, October 16, 2008

McCain, Obama get tough, personal in final debate
John McCain assailed Barack Obama's character and his campaign positions on taxes, abortion and more Wednesday night, hoping to turn their final presidential debate into a launching pad for a political comeback. "You didn't tell the American people the truth," he said.

Related Story: Warped facts in final presidential debate
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Hillary Clinton: 2nd White House run is unlikely
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton puts the chances of her running for president again at near zero.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

UPDATED: McCain offers $52.5 billion plan
John McCain, echoing both Barack Obama and Republican orthodoxy, proposed a $52.5 billion economic plan Tuesday that would eliminate taxes on unemployment benefits and cut the capital gains tax. He warned voters about taking a chance on his Democratic rival.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Poll shows gloom on candidates
Neither President Bush nor the two men vying to succeed him, John McCain and Barack Obama, has won the confidence of a majority of Americans to be able to “fix” the nation’s economic crisis, according to a USA Today/Gallup Poll.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Tenn. man names baby Sarah McCain Palin
A new father has secretly named his baby girl Sarah McCain Palin after the Republican ticket for president and vice president.
Monday, October 13, 2008

Inhofe leads 3-1 in fundraising
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe leads Democratic challenger Andrew Rice almost 3-1 in fundraising, but Rice raised about the same amount of money as the incumbent during the latest reporting period.
Monday, October 13, 2008

McCain shifts focus to policy
Republican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama's lead in polls, turned away Saturday from visceral attacks on his rival to pivot back toward policy differences.
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Obama's supporters growing confident
His backers feeling increasingly confident, Democrat Barack Obama made a slight nod to his Republican rival on Saturday and asked voters to have faith in him as the next president.
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Sensitive Palin ethics report kept secret, for now
The first-term Alaska governor has been accused of firing a state commissioner to settle a family dispute.
Friday, October 10, 2008

Frank Keating raises Obama's past drug use
The former governor and co-chairman of Republican John McCain's presidential campaign called Barack Obama a "guy of the street" in a radio interview.
Friday, October 10, 2008

National Rifle Association endorses McCain
The NRA's Political Victory Fund has spent more than $2.3 million opposing Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Thursday, October 09, 2008

Post-debate polling favors Obama
CNN's national poll found that 54 percent of debate watchers said Barack Obama did the best job, compared to 30 percent who said John McCain performed better.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008

McCain, Obama clash over causes, cures of crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping new program to keep homeowners from foreclosure.

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Obama, McCain stretch facts in debate
Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Second Presidential Debate: Town Hall
Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Campaign 2008
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday accused Democrat Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" because of an association with a former '60s radical, stepping up an effort to portray Obama as unacceptable to American voters.


Sunday, October 05, 2008

Obama attacks McCain on health care
Obama planned to criticize McCain's plan to tax health care benefits as "radical" during an event in Newport News, Va.
Saturday, October 04, 2008

Folksy Palin, disciplined Biden get the job done in debate
Even before she reached the podium, the first words out of Sarah Palin's mouth set the tone for her debate night: "Hey, can I call ya Joe?"
Friday, October 03, 2008

Veep hopefuls battle
Under intense scrutiny, Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, stood her ground Thursday night against a vastly more experienced Joe Biden, debating the economy, energy and global warming, then challenging him on Iraq, “especially with your son in the National Guard.”
Friday, October 03, 2008

Palin didn't win, didn't lose either
With winks, smiles and shrugs, the Republican vice presidential candidate tried hard to charm voters in her first and only debate with Democratic opponent Joe Biden.
Friday, October 03, 2008

Palin stands her ground in VP debate with Biden
Under intense scrutiny, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin stood her ground Thursday night against a vastly more experienced Joe Biden, debating the economy, energy and global warming, then challenging him on Iraq, "especially with your son in the National Guard."

Related Story: Some facts adrift in veep debate
Thursday, October 02, 2008

Mike Huckabee discusses economy in OKC
The economy is the presidential campaign's defining issue, the former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential hopeful said Wednesday.
Thursday, October 02, 2008

Some facts adrift in veep debate
Facts went adrift on taxes, deregulation and more Thursday when Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed in the vice presidential debate.
Thursday, October 02, 2008

McCain campaign concedes Michigan to Obama
Republican presidential candidate John McCain conceded battleground Michigan to Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday, a major retreat as he struggles to regain his footing in a campaign increasingly dominated by economic issues.
Thursday, October 02, 2008

Poll: Obama pulls away to 7-point lead
Barack Obama has surged to a seven-point lead over John McCain one month before the presidential election, lifted by voters who think the Democrat is better suited to lead the nation through its sudden financial crisis, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that underscores the mounting concerns of some McCain backers.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008

A look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues
The plans of presidential candidates are never set in stone, if only because circumstances and the makeup of Congress change after the election. The uncertainty is even deeper in this election because Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain laid out most of their agenda before the government committed up to $700 billion to address the financial crisis.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Bailout fuss gives candidates new ammo
The shock of the House of Representatives' failure to pass a $700-billion bailout of Wall Street was felt on the campaign trail Monday as the presidential candidates sparred in battleground states over each other's capacity for leadership.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Political tsunami doomed measure
In the end, the financial markets didn't stand a chance against voter antipathy, partisanship and election-year politics.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Elections
Ecuadoreans on Sunday resoundingly approved a new constitution that would significantly expand leftist President Rafael Correa's powers and allow him to run for two more consecutive terms, exit polls showed.
Monday, September 29, 2008

Both McCain, Obama claim debate victory
Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama tried Saturday to steer perception of the first presidential debate.
Sunday, September 28, 2008

Political Notebook
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Rice has been trying to make Sen. Tom Coburn an unwilling participant in Rice's race against Republican incumbent Jim Inhofe.


Sunday, September 28, 2008

Polls give Obama edge in debate
Obama was widely considered more intelligent, likable and in touch with peoples' problems, and by modest margins was seen as the stronger leader and more sincere.
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Candidates argue over war, taxes
John McCain accused Barack Obama of compiling "the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate" on Friday night as the two rivals clashed over taxes, spending, the war in Iraq and more in an intense first debate of the White House campaign. "Mostly that's just me opposing George Bush's wrong-headed policies," shot back the Democrat.
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Palin meets press while Biden presses on
Stop the presses. Sarah Palin finally fielded some off-the-cuff questions from the media this week.
Saturday, September 27, 2008

McCain to participate in tonight's televised presidential debate
Republican John McCain says he's going to be at the first presidential debate, even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal.
Friday, September 26, 2008

Palin once blessed to be free from 'witchcraft'
A video surfaced Wednesday showing Sarah Palin being blessed three years ago by a Kenyan pastor who prayed for her protection from "witchcraft."
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Letterman unloads on McCain for not showing up
"Late Show" host David Letterman treated John McCain's decision to cancel an appearance on his talk show more like a stupid human trick than the act of a statesman.
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Poll: Obama struggling to win over Clinton voters
Barack Obama's support from backers of Hillary Rodham Clinton is stuck smack where it was in June.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

McCain, Obama jab at each other
Gearing up for their first presidential debate, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama traded fresh jabs Sunday, but offered no new policy prescriptions to lead the nation out of its economic morass.
Monday, September 22, 2008

Poll: Racial bias may cost Obama the race
Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles.
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Political Notebook
Keith rally: A rally for Democratic County Commission candidate Karen Keith is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at The Silo Center, 4501 W. 41st St.
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Adviser says McCain helped create BlackBerry
Move over, Al Gore. You may lay claim to the Internet, but John McCain helped create the BlackBerry.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

McCain campaign tries to quell 'Troopergate'
The campaign is releasing e-mails supporting Palin's contention that she did not dismiss a public safety commissioner because he wouldn't fire her ex-brother-in-law.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Tulsa evangelicals see excitement for Palin
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's conservative Christianity has galvanized the evangelical community behind Sen. John McCain as probably no other running mate could have done, evangelicals say, and has breathed enthusiasm into what was a listless Republican presidential campaign.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Campaign 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama asked his supporters Saturday to help with recovery from Hurricane Ike and canceled his plans to crack jokes on "Saturday Night Live" in the aftermath of the storm.


Sunday, September 14, 2008

Political Notebook
By the numbers: Fifteen of 24 state Senate seats up for grabs in 2006 and 48 of the 101 House seats were decided in the November general elections.
Sunday, September 14, 2008

Tina Fey 'likely' to play Palin on 'SNL'
A person close to "Saturday Night Live" says actress Tina Fey is "likely" to play Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on the NBC sketch comedy show.
Saturday, September 13, 2008

Palin seeks to defend qualifications
In her first televised interview since being named to the GOP ticket, Sarah Palin says she's ready to be president if called upon.
Friday, September 12, 2008

Palin defends earmark requests for Alaska
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is defending the nearly $200 million in federal earmarks she has sought as Alaska governor.
Friday, September 12, 2008

Obama puts heat on Palin
Listening to Barack Obama, it can seem like Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is the main person standing between him and the White House instead of John McCain.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008

State Dems losing power
Republicans control most of the state's largest and fastest-growing legislative districts, a trend that could magnify recent Democratic losses in the Oklahoma House and Senate if it continues through redistricting following the 2010 census.
Sunday, September 07, 2008

Dems gain voters in GOP areas
That Oklahoma Republicans are steadily gobbling up Democrats' historic lead in registered voters is not news. The GOP won control of the state House of Representatives in 2004 for only the second time in state history and shows no signs of giving it up. Republicans expect to win a Senate majority in November for the first time ever.
Sunday, September 07, 2008

Historic contest alters landscape
They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal.
Sunday, September 07, 2008

Democrats posting big gains in voter registration
Five days a week, Linda Graham trolls tattered neighborhoods of this once thriving steel city outside Pittsburgh for unregistered voters she can sign up as Democrats — one of thousands of unknown volunteers whose work outside the limelight has already altered the basic arithmetic of the November election.
Sunday, September 07, 2008

Candidates spar on Social Security
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain's approach to Social Security on Saturday, saying it would undermine the government program aimed mainly at retirees. McCain said he would preserve Social Security.
Sunday, September 07, 2008

Inhofe says patriotism question will sink Obama
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe predicted voters' uncertainty over whether Barack Obama really loves his country will help Republicans win the White House again in November.
Saturday, September 06, 2008

McCain, Obama pitted in 8-week contest of 'change'
Before a roaring crowd of delegates McCain vowed Thursday night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" he said was plaguing the nation.
Friday, September 05, 2008

Oklahoma GOP excited about McCain’s speech
Oklahoma Republicans at the Republican National Convention said Thursday that John McCain delivered a speech of an American hero and patriot with the correct vision for the country.
Friday, September 05, 2008

Fallin, Cole rally for McCain at GOP convention
Speaking to the Republican National Convention, U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma said Thursday that the next president must understand the lessons learned from the Oklahoma City bombing.
Friday, September 05, 2008

John McCain begins final drive
The Republican presidential nominee's last aim for the White House received a jump-start from running mate Sarah Palin.
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Updated: McCain says change is coming
John McCain portrayed himself as a presidential candidate who has a record of putting the good of the country before all else, and Democrat Barack Obama as just the opposite, in his speech to the Republican National Convention.
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Oklahoma GOP members praise Palin at national convention
Oklahoma Republicans praised vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Wednesday for delivering an acceptance speech that not only made history but connected with everyday Americans.
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Palin to take center stage
After two days of silence, the vice presidential candidate will speak at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

McCain vetter defends Palin review
Sarah Palin voluntarily told John McCain's campaign about her pregnant teenage daughter and her husband's 2-decade-old DUI arrest.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Hundreds protest poverty, homelessness as GOP meets
A heavy police presence, with many officers in full riot gear, stood ready Tuesday as some 2,000 people protested poverty and homelessness near the Republican convention arena.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Giuliani out, Thompson and Lieberman in for GOP
Republicans revamped their convention plans for a second day, dropping former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani as keynote speaker Tuesday night.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Delegates approve winnowed platform
Republicans adopted a new national platform Monday that appears to take a less-is-more approach, especially when it comes to what one key Oklahoman called "buzz words."
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Palin daughter's pregnancy disclosed
John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, said Monday that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant, an announcement that campaign aides said was aimed to rebut online rumors that Palin's youngest son, born in April, was actually her daughter's.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Palin hires attorney amid investigation into official's firing
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, has hired a private attorney to defend her in the investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

McCain cancels initial agenda
Oklahoma Republicans offered support Sunday for John McCain's call to suspend most of the GOP national convention's opening day activities as Hurricane Gustav continued to threaten the Gulf Coast.
Monday, September 01, 2008

Delegates fired up
Oklahoma Republicans continued to arrive Saturday for their national convention still energized over John McCain’s historic selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Sunday, August 31, 2008

McCain, Palin attend raucous rally
John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground state.
Sunday, August 31, 2008

Palin shows she's for big oil when she's not against it
If Democrats hoped to portray John McCain as captive to the oil industry, their task became more complicated with his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate.
Sunday, August 31, 2008

Ron Paul followers gathering for own convention
The Texas congressman who failed in a bid for the Republican presidential nomination considers the rally a celebration of traditional Republican values of limited government.
Saturday, August 30, 2008

Palin: From hockey mom to VP contender
The 44-year-old Republican arrived at the Capitol in 2006 on an ethics reform platform after defeating two former governors in the primary and general elections.
Friday, August 29, 2008

McCain picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
McCain made his pick after looking for a political partner "who can best help me shake up Washington and make it start working again for the people who are counting on us."
Friday, August 29, 2008

Obama sketches promise of America
Barack Obama cast his presidential nomination as proof that no dreams are too high, savoring a historic moment for himself and the nation Thursday before setting out on a difficult struggle to break another barrier for a black American.
Thursday, August 28, 2008

McCain makes decision but doesn't name running mate
Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances.
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Clintons throwing a one-two punch at McCain
Democrats were using Hillary and Bill Clinton to argue that the nation would be safer — its economy as well as its citizens — under a Barack Obama administration.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Tulsans just happy to witness history
DENVER Judy Eason McIntyre leaves no doubt when asked how excited she is to be at her party's national convention.



From Wayne Greene's Blog: At both conventions, I'd like to give the parties the chance to make their point unfiltered by the Keith Olbermans of the world. The networks aren't allowing that."

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Emphasis on classic values
Michelle Obama declared "I love this country" Monday as she sought to reassure the nation that she and her husband, Barack, share their bedrock values and belief in the American dream.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Convention cheers ailing Ted Kennedy
His wave familiar, his voice firm, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention on Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for a stronger future in America despite his struggle against brain cancer.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Mom says Michelle Obama is 'confident'
Marian Robinson will be watching nervously in the Pepsi Center on Monday night as her daughter, Michelle Obama, delivers the featured address on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
Monday, August 25, 2008

Will star wattage in Denver help or hurt Obama?
Back in 2004, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was in Boston for John Kerry's coronation as the Democratic nominee, staging a big hip-hop summit to draw new voters. This year, though he's a Barack Obama supporter, he plans to sit out the Denver convention.
Monday, August 25, 2008

Obama bids for middle-class voters
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama said Sunday he hoped a week of political speechmaking would persuade reluctant middle-class voters to swing behind his bid for the White House, while Republicans sought to stir discontent among Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters.
Monday, August 25, 2008

Dems go to Denver
Oklahoma Democrats arrived Saturday for their party's national convention, which is unusually rich in symbolism and ready to make its mark in history.
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Comeback Kid: Biden's memoir now a best-seller
A memoir by Sen. Joe Biden, once as forgotten as his presidential run, is now a best seller.
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Oklahoma delegates positive on Biden pick
The selection of veteran Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as the vice presidential running mate for freshman Sen. Barack Obama is being praised by Oklahoma delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Pick draws positive reaction
U.S. Sen. Joe Biden drew praise Saturday from Oklahoma Democrats who welcomed him as their nominee for vice president.
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Biden jumps onto Obama's ticket, leaps into fray
Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware on Saturday as "a leader ready to step in and be president," and the newly named running mate quickly converted his debut on the Democratic ticket into a slashing attack on the likely Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain.
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Biden quickly bites into role as attack dog
Barack Obama says Joe Biden is ready to step in as president. He's not bad in the role of attack dog, either, wasting no time gnawing at GOP rival John McCain.
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Political Notebook
Watching Obama: Local Democrats have scheduled a watch party for Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Transport Workers Union Hall, 11945 E. Pine St.


Sunday, August 24, 2008

Obama introduces running mate Biden
Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware on Saturday as a man "ready to step in and be president."
Saturday, August 23, 2008

VP choice draws Dems' praise, GOP's criticism
Democrats coalesced around Barack Obama's selection of his running mate while Republicans seized on the Delaware senator's past criticism of the presidential candidate's inexperience.
Saturday, August 23, 2008

Candidates trade jabs over Iraq
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Victory in Iraq is in sight, but much will need to be done by the next administration, Republican presidential candidate John McCain told fellow military veterans Monday.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Obama not catching on in Oklahoma
Even Democratic officials are conceding Republican John McCain will beat Democrat Barack Obama in the presidential race in Oklahoma, with the only question being whether Obama will do better than John Kerry's dismal showing four years ago.
Monday, August 18, 2008

Obama, Pickens meet to talk about energy strategies
Democrat Barack Obama met Sunday with Texas oil baron and longtime conservative activist Boone Pickens to discuss strategies for developing alternative energy.
Monday, August 18, 2008

Handshake followed by a slap
So much for hugging in church.
Monday, August 18, 2008

McCain's grandpa struck it rich in Muskogee
Sometime around 1900, Archie Wright made his way from Mississippi to Indian country around present-day Muskogee and proceeded to raise Cain: "Arch Wright Given Jail Sentence," read a headline in the Muskogee Times-Democrat in 1908. "Lots of Booze," the same paper reported six months later after deputy sheriffs raided Wright's house.
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Campaign 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats.


Saturday, August 16, 2008

Campaign 2008
Democrat Barack Obama hit back Thursday with a 40-page rebuttal to the best-selling book "The Obama Nation," arguing the author is a fringe bigot pedaling rehashed lies.
Friday, August 15, 2008

GOP, independents gain in numbers
The percentages of state voters who identify themselves as Republicans or independents have increased since the 2006 general election, while Democrats have seen their overall share of registered voters fall to a historic low.
Sunday, August 10, 2008

McCain rips Obama before vets
John McCain issued a scathing critique Saturday of Barack Obama's judgment and readiness to be the commander in chief, telling a veterans' group that his Democratic rival had tried to "legislate failure" in Iraq and placed his own ambition ahead of military success there.
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Campaign 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday dismissed suggestions that the nominating convention could be marred by tensions between his supporters and the die-hard backers of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Friday, August 08, 2008

Record number of voters may use paper ballots
Come November, more Americans might cast their ballots on paper than in any other election in U.S. history.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Senate candidate criticizes health insurance providers
U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Rice took aim Monday at some health insurance companies that he claims make excessive profits by not delivering on the product they sell.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

McCain visits cyclists' rally, label plant
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, hoping to enhance his appeal to blue-collar voters and those in the Northern Plains, visited a giant motorcycle rally in South Dakota on Monday.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Obama changes opposition to tap oil reserves
Barack Obama put forward a broad energy plan Monday designed to end U.S. reliance on imported oil within 10 years and shore up his standing amid a tightening White House race and high anxiety over gas prices.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Poll finds few state voters for Obama
Oklahomans may not be excited about this year's presidential campaign, but most of them know who they're going to vote for.
Sunday, August 03, 2008

Race for Senate control starts
With the conclusion of last week's party primaries, the race for control of the Oklahoma Senate kicked into a higher gear.
Sunday, August 03, 2008

Campaign 2008
Democrat Barack Obama on Friday pushed for a windfall profits tax to fund $1,000 emergency rebate checks for consumers besieged by high energy costs, a counter to Republican rival John McCain's call for more offshore drilling in coastal states like Florida.
Saturday, August 02, 2008

Race issue rises on campaign trail
John McCain accused Barack Obama on Thursday of playing politics with race, raising the explosive issue after the first black candidate with a serious chance of winning the White House claimed that Republicans will try to scare voters by saying he "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."
Friday, August 01, 2008

McCain, Obama get the comic book treatment
Trading sound bites for word balloons, the presidential race is coming to the world of comic books this fall.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Voters thin out field
It wasn't even close.

From Wayne Greene's Blog: " It wasn't shocking that Randi Miller lost, but the proportion she lost by certainly was overwhelming. Not everyone's going to agree on the "whys" of this story."
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Primary vote today
Candidates spent Monday making calls, putting up signs and distributing literature to get their names and messages in front of voters.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Like state Senate, voters divided, too
Oklahoma's state Senate is evenly divided: 24 Democrats, 24 Republicans.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Tuesday's primary quieter than previous years
The Oklahoma Election Board has been quieter than in previous years just before a primary.
Sunday, July 27, 2008

Campaign 2008
Obama: McCain is shifting on the war
Sunday, July 27, 2008

GOP hopefuls aim to set selves apart at BA forum
Education and training were the dominant themes of a candidate forum Friday sponsored by the Broken Arrow Area Chamber of Commerce.
Saturday, July 26, 2008

Campaign 2008
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, nearing the end of a fast-paced international campaign trip, warned Iran on Friday, "don't wait for the next president" to take office before yielding to Western demands to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.


Saturday, July 26, 2008

Obama urges unity during Berlin speech
Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.
Friday, July 25, 2008

Two candidates square off for GOP Senate nod
Oklahoma Republicans have been frothing at the mouth to oust state Sen. Nancy Riley.
Friday, July 25, 2008

Foes not behind robocalls against Senate candidate
Automated calls attacking Republican state Senate District 35 candidate Gary Stanislawski were not connected to any of his four primary opponents, the Norman political consultant who recorded the calls said Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Carter leads money race for Senate seat
Cason Carter has a substantial fundraising lead in the Republican race to fill the state Senate District 35 seat.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

State of northside schools top concern for Democrats
The state of struggling northside Tulsa public schools is the first concern expressed by both Democratic candidates for House District 73, which will be decided in the July 29 primary.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Congressional races a study in contrasts
Democrats Mark Manley and Georgianna Oliver are miles apart when it comes to the financial resources they're able to put into Tuesday's 1st District congressional primary.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Obama downplays outlook for Mideast peace but vows to try
Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that if he's elected, he'll push for a two-state peace settlement "from the minute I'm sworn in to office," but added "it's unrealistic to expect that a U.S. president alone can suddenly snap his fingers and bring about peace in this region."
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

McCain ties withdrawal to victory
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., worked Monday to wrestle the spotlight from his Democratic rival Barack Obama's tour of Iraq by insisting that he was right and the Illinois senator was wrong about the Iraq war.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Obama finds Iraqi support
Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw U.S. troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

McCain still leads in state cash race
Oklahoma contributions to Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, surged in June but still failed to keep pace with his Republican counterpart, John McCain, according to Federal Election Commission reports released Monday.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Obama meets Afghans
Sen. Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected the president, an Afghan official said.
Monday, July 21, 2008

Campaign 2008
Democrat Barack Obama raised $52 million last month for his presidential campaign, more than twice as much as Republican rival John McCain in a significant boost to his financial cache for the fall contest.
Friday, July 18, 2008

Campaign 2008
Democrat Barack Obama said Monday that as president he would send at least two more combat brigades to Afghanistan, where U.S. soldiers face rising violence and endured their deadliest attack in three years on Sunday.


Tuesday, July 15, 2008

5 Democrats in HD 72 race
A hotly contested House race has developed in north Tulsa, with five Democrats eager to win the post held by longtime Rep. Darrell Gilbert, who is term-limited.
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Campaign 2008
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has a message for Barack Obama: We can work it out.
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Campaign 2008
John McCain distanced himself from an economic adviser who dubbed the United States "a nation of whiners" in a "mental recession" as Barack Obama, a Democrat, turned the remarks against his Republican rival in the presidential race.
Friday, July 11, 2008

Obama changes venue for nomination
In a break with tradition, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High, a 76,000-seat stadium, rather than at the site of the party's national convention across town.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Candidates duel on economy
Barack Obama and John McCain agree on this much: The economy is staggering under the Bush administration, and Americans are hurting. But who's to blame and how best to fix it?
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Jet carrying Obama is diverted
The airplane carrying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a precautionary landing in St. Louis on Monday after the crew had a problem keeping the nose up on takeoff from Chicago.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

McCain says he would balance budget by 2013
Sen. John McCain pledged Monday that he would balance the federal budget by 2013, the end of what would be his first term in office, returning to a promise he had strayed from as he sought to emphasize his concern about the plight of the U.S. economy.
Monday, July 07, 2008

Obama highlights faith, touches again on Iraq
Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them.
Sunday, July 06, 2008

Obama family spends holiday in Montana
Obama campaigns in the typically conservative state.
Saturday, July 05, 2008

Campaign 2008: Iraq policy crowds out other issues at town hall
Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war.
Friday, July 04, 2008

Campaign 2008: Obama: Service to be a cornerstone
Barack Obama urged people Wednesday to look past their everyday "bustle and busyness" this Fourth of July weekend to find a way to help make the American dream real not just for themselves, but for all.
Thursday, July 03, 2008

McCain shakes up top campaign spots
Arizona Sen. John McCain has shuffled his top advisers after months of hand-wringing among Republican political operatives complaining about his presidential campaign's lack of focus.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

McCain touts free trade in S. America
John McCain portrayed free trade Tuesday as a win-win proposition for the U.S. and its Latin American economic partners.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Obama backs faith-based outreach
Taking a page from President Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with his latest aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Elections: Tulsa Democrat bows out of race
Tulsa Democrat Pamela Ashby said she will not be running for the state House District 23 seat.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Obama plans to expand Bush's faith-based programs
The Democratic presidential candidate wants to steer federal social service dollars to religious groups and also supports their ability to hire and fire based on faith.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

McCain to talk free trade in Latin America
John McCain concedes he still has work to do to persuade voters in America's Rust Belt that his support for free trade will benefit them, not just cost more jobs.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Obama defends love of country
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Monday he will never question others' patriotism during the race and blamed his own "carelessness" for some of the criticism of him so far.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Fla. vandals tag 60 cars with anti-Obama messages
Vandals have spray-painted 60 city vehicles in Orlando, Fla., some with messages against Sen. Barack Obama.
Sunday, June 29, 2008

McCain, Obama court pivotal Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency by vowing to remake immigration policy.


Sunday, June 29, 2008

Political Notebook
Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain raised nearly $160,000 in Oklahoma during the month of May, pushing him past $1 million for the campaign cycle, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Sunday, June 29, 2008

Campaign 2008: Party unity urged by Obama, Clinton
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Friday to turn the page on their bitter, history-making fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, declaring the next chapter is about beating Republican John McCain.
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Campaign 2008: Poll: Obama gains among Clintonites
Barack Obama has won over more than half of Hillary Rodham Clinton's former supporters, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll that finds party loyalty trumping hard feelings less than three weeks after their bruising Democratic presidential contest ended.
Friday, June 27, 2008

Campaign 2008: McCain touts environmental policy
Republican John McCain said Tuesday the federal government should practice the energy efficiency he preaches, pledging as president to switch official vehicles to green technologies and do the same for office buildings.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Poll: Obama has big lead over McCain
Buoyed by enthusiasm among Democrats and public concern over the economy, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has captured a sizable lead over Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at the opening of the general election campaign for president, the Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll has found.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Both candidates woo Clinton bitter-enders
Nearly every recent presidential election has at least one decisive demographic with a catchy name: Soccer Moms, NASCAR Dads, Wal-Mart Sisters, Security Moms.
Sunday, June 22, 2008

Campaign 2008: Clinton could use Obama's donors
Hillary Rodham Clinton needs Barack Obama's donors to help retire her sizable debt. Obama, who's forgoing public funds for the general election, could use her donors to boost his ample fundraising.


Sunday, June 22, 2008

Campaign 2008: $22 million raised by Obama in May
Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 million cash on hand, the campaign reported Friday.
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Obama to campaign with Clinton
Barack Obama's campaign said that the two senators and former opponents will campaign together for the first time next Friday.
Friday, June 20, 2008

U.S. on wrong track, poll says
Wherever the nation should be headed, this isn't it.
Friday, June 20, 2008

Obama bypasses public funding
Barack Obama's 1.5 million donors were a financial spigot that was just too rich to shut down.
Friday, June 20, 2008

Political briefs: McCain sees flood damage in Iowa
Republican John McCain toured flood-damaged southeastern Iowa on Thursday, walking past half-submerged buildings, washed-out roads and thousands of sandbags filled hurriedly in a vain attempt to hold back the water.
Friday, June 20, 2008

Obama promises 'bottom-up' economic growth
Democrat Barack Obama told union leaders Thursday that he will pursue economic policies that benefits workers if he becomes president.
Thursday, June 19, 2008

David Boren on Obama team
David Boren said Wednesday he stressed the importance of building partnerships and sharing burdens with other countries during a meeting with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Campaign 2008: McCain proposes nuclear reactors
Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 more nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year in federal funds "to make clean coal a reality," measures designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil.
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Energy policy needs change, McCain says
Sen. John McCain called Tuesday for a clean break from the Bush administration's energy policies, then promptly pivoted to accuse his campaign rival Sen. Barack Obama of supporting recycled measures that have failed.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Obama defends stance on terrorism
A defiant Barack Obama said Tuesday that he would take no lectures from Republicans on which candidate would keep the U.S. safer, a sharp rebuke to John McCain's aides who said the Democrat had a naive, Sept. 10 mind-set toward terrorism.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

McCain backs offshore drilling but not in arctic refuge
John McCain on Tuesday called for an end to the federal ban on offshore drilling, but supported continued protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Ex-governor of Va. rules out veep run
Former Gov. Mark R. Warner on Saturday removed himself from consideration as a vice presidential running mate for Democrat Barack Obama.
Sunday, June 15, 2008

Campaign 2008: Black conservatives ponder casting votes for Obama
The black conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams has never voted for a Democrat for president. That could change this year with Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's nominee.


Sunday, June 15, 2008

Campaign 2008: McCain, Obama don't agree on town halls
Democrat Barack Obama on Friday rejected Republican rival John McCain's proposal for 10 joint town-hall appearances, offering instead to have just one on the July 4 holiday.
Saturday, June 14, 2008

Obama adviser quits over money questions
A political insider tapped by Barack Obama to vet potential running mates resigned Wednesday, saying he wanted to prevent a controversy over his personal finances from hurting the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Boren decides against endorsing Obama
U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla., said Tuesday that he will not endorse Barack Obama for president.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Six incumbents in Congress draw 17 opponents
The June filing period is to politics what opening day is to baseball — eye-catching prospects, reliable old veterans, optimism all around.
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Hispanics launch bids for state offices
Several Hispanic leaders are seeking election to state offices, this year's roster of Oklahoma candidates shows.
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Superdelegate proud of bid by Clinton
Oklahoma's only superdelegate committed to Hillary Rodham Clinton said she was proud of what the New York senator accomplished in her unsuccessful bid for the White House.
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Five candidates seek District 35 seat
Five Republicans want voters to hire them to replace state Sen. James A. Williamson, R-Tulsa.
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Clinton suspends her campaign
Hillary Rodham Clinton suspended her pioneering campaign for the presidency on Saturday and summoned supporters to use "our energy, our passion, our strength" to put Barack Obama in the White House.
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Now comes the season of selecting running mates
Finding a running mate tops the summer to-do lists of John McCain and Barack Obama, and each needs to decide what he wants as much as who he wants.
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Franken bid for Senate en dorsed
Al Franken won a resounding endorsement for the U.S. Senate on Saturday from Minnesota Democrats, quickly dispatching with concerns about jokes that offended some and promising a tough challenge to Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Clinton suspends presidential campaign, endorses Obama
The former first lady, who as recently as Tuesday declared herself the strongest candidate, pivoted from her role as determined foe to absolute ally.
Saturday, June 07, 2008

Obama, Dem lawmakers sync agendas
Between now and Election Day, Democrats say they will use Congress to showcase the kinds of change promised by their presidential candidate, Barack Obama.
Saturday, June 07, 2008

Campaign 2008: Obama, Clinton talk without aides
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sat in comfortable chairs, sipped water and spoke for an hour about the presidential campaign to come. Just the two of them, without aides. And they parted laughing.
Saturday, June 07, 2008

Obama, Clinton meet privately
One of Clinton's top supporters said Friday that the New York senator would accept the No. 2 spot, if it were offered.
Friday, June 06, 2008

These people may haunt Obama
Who's Tony Rezko? William Ayers? Few Americans know, but they probably will by Election Day.
Friday, June 06, 2008

Campaign 2008: Obama looks ahead to fight in Virginia
Barack Obama reveled Thursday in his newfound status as the likely Democratic nominee and signaled that Republicans face a fierce fight over Virginia this fall, a state long held by the GOP.
Friday, June 06, 2008

Clinton ending candidacy, supporting Obama
Still unclear is whether she will ultimately share the Democratic ticket with Barack Obama, her rival in a presidential quest for the ages.
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Obama: Iraq war cuts security
The war in Iraq has made Iran stronger and the United States and Israel less secure, the Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday in a speech to Jewish political activists.
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Candidates File For Office
Here is a list of candidates who filed with the state Election Board, including office, name, age, hometown, and party. Inc. signifies incumbent.
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Candidate supporters keeping faith
At least once a month, Martha Mattes writes a check to Barack Obama's campaign.
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Obama picks a Kennedy for veep hunt
Barack Obama turned in earnest to the general election and the hunt for a running mate Wednesday, embraced by Democratic leaders who signaled forcefully and sometimes impatiently to Hillary Rodham Clinton that her marathon duel with Obama was over. Clinton kept her silence in public while supporters made a case for her as Obama's No. 2.
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Aide says Clinton will end her bid
Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to end her historic presidential campaign while leaving her options open to retain her delegates and promote her issue agenda, a campaign official says.
Thursday, June 05, 2008

World welcomes Obama win
Barack Obama's triumph over Hillary Clinton triggered jubilation among his relatives in Kenya and hope among people around the world.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Clinton to end campaign
Details of how Clinton would make her exit were still being hashed out -- even some top aides were caught unaware -- but the campaign announced Wednesday she would "be hosting an event in Washington" on Saturday "to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity."
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Obama clinches nomination
Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

McCain, Obama prepare for general election
Barack Obama reached out Wednesday to mend fences with his defeated rival as Republican opponent John McCain tried to frame the fall campaign on his own terms.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Staying uncommitted
Oklahoma superdelegate James Frasier of Tulsa remained firmly uncommitted Tuesday afternoon — at least until polls closed in the last two Democratic primaries Tuesday night.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Candidates File For Office
Here is a list of candidates who filed with the state Election Board, including office, name, age, hometown, party and day filed, with (M) for Monday, (T) for Tuesday and Inc. to signify incumbent.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Obama wins Dem's nomination
Barack Obama, a political unknown just four years ago, clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, writing himself into history books as the first black candidate to lead a major-party bid.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008

AP: Barack Obama clinches Democratic nomination
He becomes the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary in landslide vote
Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided but largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, the final act in a weekend of tumult that brought Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the Democratic presidential nomination.
Monday, June 02, 2008

Clinton in Puerto Rico pressing on to the finish
The candidate is on an outdoor stage, her shoulders bobbing and weaving as two reggaeton performers dance around her. Welcome to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most excellent adventure.
Sunday, June 01, 2008

Obama resigns church membership
Barack Obama said Saturday he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago “with some sadness” in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and more recent fiery remarks at the church by a visiting priest.
Sunday, June 01, 2008

Dems settle on half-votes for two states
Democratic Party leaders agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes at this summer’s convention with a compromise that left Barack Obama on the verge of the nomination but riled Hillary Rodham Clinton backers who threatened to fight to the August convention.
Sunday, June 01, 2008

Grueling Democratic primary nears an end
After what feels like forever, the end of the presidential primaries is in sight. Really.
Saturday, May 31, 2008

Campaign 2008: McCain, Obama spar on Iraq
Republican John McCain’s estimate of U.S. troop levels in Iraq touched off squabbling with Democrat Barack Obama on Friday, the latest turn in the presidential rivals’ escalating disagreement over the war.
Saturday, May 31, 2008

Sullivan: Clinton not out of it
U.S. Rep. John Sullivan handicapped vice presidential possibilities Thursday, saying that he wouldn't count out Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton from the Democratic presidential race.
Friday, May 30, 2008

Campaign 2008: Obama's doctor says candidate fit
Barack Obama's doctor said Thursday the Democratic presidential candidate was in excellent health at the time of his last checkup 16 months ago, but he has a family history of cancer and a big, obvious risk — a smoking habit that he's trying, again, to break.
Friday, May 30, 2008

Clinton speaks of faith; Obama talks to graduates
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday offered a spiritual defense for continuing her presidential campaign, as she sought to put to rest the uproar over her comments about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Monday, May 26, 2008

NBC journalists anger both sides of political aisle
NBC News has managed to achieve the near-impossible this election season in getting Hillary Rodham Clinton and George Bush to agree on something.
Monday, May 26, 2008

Libertarians choose Barr as candidate
The Libertarian Party on Sunday picked former Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting.
Monday, May 26, 2008

Sour note sounds like a swan song
Long hours, hard work and scant hope of succeeding may be the cause of Hillary Rodham Clinton's latest case of political tone-deafness.
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Obama jabs McCain over veterans
Barack Obama told veterans Saturday that he can't understand why Republican John McCain opposes legislation that would provide college scholarships to people who have served in the U.S. military.
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Conservative influx jolting Libertarians
Shana Kluck, a conservative home-schooling mother in Tuscaloosa, Ala., voted Republican for years. No longer.
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Political Notebook: County court clerk seeks another term
Tulsa County Court Clerk Sally Howe Smith has announced that she will seek another four-year term.
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Congressional Roll Call
Here's how Oklahoma senators and House of Representatives members voted on key bills and amendments last week. A "Y" means the member voted for the measure; an "N" means the member voted against the measure; a "?" means the member did not vote.
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Campaign 2008
Obama courts Cuban-Americans
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Doctors: McCain in good health
John McCain, seeking to become the oldest elected first-term president, gets an in-depth skin cancer check every few months because of a medical history his own dermatologist calls "remarkable" for its number of dangerous melanomas.
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Clinton regrets RFK remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds.
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Medical records show McCain is cancer-free, in good health
The Arizona senator and three-time melanoma survivor will turn 72 in August and would be the oldest elected first-term president.
Friday, May 23, 2008

Obama, McCain on the hunt for running mates
Barack Obama and John McCain have begun taking quiet but purposeful steps toward choosing their running mates, fresh signs that the Democratic nomination fight is over and the presidential race is rapidly moving toward the Obama-McCain general election matchup.
Friday, May 23, 2008

State GOP enriches McCain's bid
Oklahoma Republicans got out their checkbooks in April.
Friday, May 23, 2008

Campaign 2008: Obama pledges to support Israel
Barack Obama on Thursday promised an "unshakable commitment" to Israel if he is elected president.
Friday, May 23, 2008

Officials: Barack Obama begins search for a vice president
Democratic officials said Thursday the party's likely nominee has asked former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to begin vetting potential vice presidential picks.
Thursday, May 22, 2008

Democratic hopefuls churn Florida waters
Two weeks before the final primary in their marathon battle, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were campaigning hard Wednesday. Both were in Florida, but their goals could hardly have been more different — or said more about how each one hopes to bring their historic race to a close.
Thursday, May 22, 2008

Obama nears prize with Oregon win
Barack Obama wins in Oregon and moves closer to the Democratic presidential nomination despite Hillary Rodham Clinton's victory in the Kentucky primary.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Obama: 'Within reach'
Barack Obama stepped to the brink of victory in the Democratic presidential race Tuesday night, defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Oregon primary and moving within 100 delegates of the total needed to claim the prize at the party convention this summer.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Obama: Victory 'within reach'
Barack Obama stepped to the brink of victory in the Democratic presidential race Tuesday night, defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Oregon primary and moving within 100 delegates of the total he needs to claim the prize at the party convention this summer.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Obama wins Oregon, moves to brink of nomination
The victory puts him within 100 delegates of the total he needs to claim the prize at the party convention this summer.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Oregon, Kentucky primaries latest to shape race
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Dems target McCain's stance on veteran-aid bill
Democrats and their allies are ready to convert Sen. John McCain's stance on college aid for military veterans into a presidential campaign cause.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Longest-tenured senator backs Obama
Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan and a one-time opponent of civil rights legislation, endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Lucas: Campaigns mire Congress
Presidential politics have slowed Congress' work to a crawl, Rep. Frank Lucas said Monday during a Tulsa Metro Chamber breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Clinton to Obama: There's no nominee yet
Monday, May 19, 2008

Obama seeks to focus on end of primary campaign
Attempting to lay a symbolic claim to his party's presidential nomination, Democrat Barack Obama will mark the latest round of primary voting with a rally in Iowa, where his solid win in January caucuses propelled him to his status as the front-runner.
Sunday, May 18, 2008

With long odds, Clinton battles in Kentucky
The day of campaigning had barely begun and Hillary Rodham Clinton was already eyeing the whiskey.
Sunday, May 18, 2008

Campaign 2008: Obama rebukes McCain, Bush remarks
Barack Obama rebuked Republican rival John McCain and President Bush for "dishonest, divisive" attacks in hinting that the Democratic presidential candidate would appease terrorists, staunchly defending his national security credentials for the general election campaign.
Saturday, May 17, 2008

McCain outlines his vision of U.S. victory in Iraq war
Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals.
Friday, May 16, 2008

Obama welcomes Edwards' endorsement, even if tardy
It would have meant more in February or March, but John Edwards' endorsement was welcomed nonetheless by a politician eager to turn the page.
Thursday, May 15, 2008

McCain outlines vision of Iraq victory, reduced partisanship
The Republican presidential contender sees "spasmodic" but reduced violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden dead or captured and government spending curbed by his ready veto pen.
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Obama lands Edwards' nod
Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Senate's Morgan endorses Obama
State Senate President Pro Tem Mike Morgan, an unpledged delegate to the National Democratic Convention, endorsed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Muskogee teen wins historic mayoral race
John Tyler Hammons, a 19-year-old college freshman, made mayoral history Tuesday night after handily defeating a three-time former mayor.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Clinton coasts to win in West Virginia
Hillary Rodham Clinton won as expected in the West Virginia Democratic presidential primary Tuesday but Barack Obama maintained his lead in the national delegate count.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Clinton wins handily in West Virginia
Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a big but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Embattled Clinton hails West Virginia victory
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's more determined than ever to press ahead with her campaign.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Obama crafty with a cue
Barack Obama sported a flag lapel pin and talked up patriotism Monday as he campaigned in blue-collar West Virginia. He also shot a solid game of pool.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Obama heading to Michigan and Florida
It will be Obama's first time in either state since signing a pledge nine months ago not to campaign in the two states that violated national party rules with early primaries.
Monday, May 12, 2008

Libertarian Bob Barr expected to announce White House bid
Monday, May 12, 2008

Mother's Day is another day of campaigning for Clinton
With her campaign falling ever deeper into debt, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton spent a rainy Mother's Day seeking votes ahead of Tuesday's primary here, turning a deaf ear to calls for her to leave a Democratic presidential contest she has little hope of winning.
Monday, May 12, 2008

Obama takes on freedmen issue
U.S. Sen. and Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama has come out against any congressional interference "at this point" in the ongoing controversy over Cherokee Nation citizenship for descendants of former slaves.
Sunday, May 11, 2008

Muskogee to decide on mayor Tuesday
Voters on Tuesday will decide whether to put a veteran politician or a political newcomer and college freshman in the mayor's seat.
Sunday, May 11, 2008

B'ville faces sales tax extension, 2 bond issues
Voters in Bartlesville will face three municipal ballot items on Tuesday.
Sunday, May 11, 2008

Obama talks plans for race with McCain
Barack Obama on Saturday began sketching the outlines of his expected presidential contest against Republican John McCain, saying the fall election will be more about specific plans and priorities than about questions of political ideology or who is more patriotic.
Sunday, May 11, 2008

Obama pulls ahead on superdelegates
Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president.
Sunday, May 11, 2008

Political Notebook: Campaigns take in nearly $2.4 million
Contributions to elected state officials and potential candidates for state office totaled slightly less than $2.4 million during the first three months of this year, reports filed with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission show.
Sunday, May 11, 2008

Clinton hits Obama while he targets McCain's ideas
Campaigning a few miles from each other Friday, Barack Obama trained his eye on November and the GOP, while Hillary Rodham Clinton battled for her political life, trying to hang on a bit longer in hopes of denying him the Democratic presidential nomination.
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Obama gains backers
Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Obama endorsed by 3 superdelegates, union
Friday, May 09, 2008

Clinton points to voting segment
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Barack Obama's support among working, white Americans has diminished. Her fresh comments about race dogged her Thursday as she pressed on with her struggling candidacy.
Friday, May 09, 2008

Obama: McCain is 'losing his bearings'
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain tried to smear him and was "losing his bearings" for suggesting that Hamas preferred Obama for president.
Friday, May 09, 2008

Obama courting voters in Congress
Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner's welcome back at the Capitol on Thursday, pressing congressional "superdelegates" to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap.
Friday, May 09, 2008

Clinton doggedly continues quest
Her money drained and her options dwindling, a resolute Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to press on with her presidential bid even as she and top advisers were hard-pressed to describe a realistic path for her to wrest the nomination from Barack Obama.
Thursday, May 08, 2008

McCain jokes about temper question
Republican John McCain pretended to snarl when asked about his temper Wednesday.
Thursday, May 08, 2008

Hillary Clinton lends her struggling campaign $6.4 million
The money more than doubled Clinton's personal investment in her bid for the Democratic nomination after she gave her campaign $5 million earlier this year.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Obama weighs next moves, maps out general election strategy
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Nun rejects other Indiana nuns at polls
About 12 Indiana nuns were turned away Tuesday from a polling place by a fellow sister because they didn't have state or federal identification bearing a photograph.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Mike Huckabee frees delegates, backs McCain
Mike Huckabee has released his Oklahoma Republican National Convention delegates and encouraged them to vote for John McCain, GOP Chairman Gary Jones confirmed Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Obama says he's closing in
Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton clung to a narrow Indiana lead, struggling to halt her rival's march into history.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

McCain knocks Obama about judicial votes
Republican John McCain criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as U.S. chief justice, reaching out to the Christian right on one of their chief concerns: the proper role of judges in government.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Obama wins N. Carolina
Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton won after clinging to a narrow Indiana lead in a struggle to halt her rival’s march into history.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Indiana, N.C. voters head to polls
Tuesday's contests are the largest remaining in the Democratic presidential nomination struggle between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Obama wins NC, says he's near nomination; Clinton leads Indiana
Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Another key Dem backs Obama
Oklahoma Democratic "superdelegate" Kalyn Free endorsed front-runner Barack Obama on Monday, saying it was time for the party to unite behind a single candidate.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Gas price fears fuel rhetoric
Dueling over gas prices, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama strained for every last vote on Monday, the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries that are the biggest prizes left in their epic Democratic nomination fight.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Survey shows 3.4 million new voters
Voter excitement, always up before a presidential election, is pushing registration through the roof so far this year -- with more than 3.4 million people rushing to join in the historic balloting, according to an Associated Press survey that offers the first national snapshot.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Clinton, Obama predict fight stretches to June 3
Monday, May 05, 2008

Obama: Clinton on Iran sounds like Bush
Barack Obama likened Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush for threatening to "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel and called her gas-tax holiday a gimmick as he tried to fend off her challenge ahead of two pivotal Democratic primaries.
Monday, May 05, 2008

Clinton's gas tax plan catches heat
Broadening his attack, Barack Obama said Saturday that Hillary Rodham Clinton’s support for a summertime break from the federal gasoline tax symbolizes a candidacy consisting of “phony ideas, calculated to win elections instead of actually solving problems.”
Sunday, May 04, 2008

Obama's quest for whites' votes grows tougher
Barack Obama's problem in winning votes from working-class whites is showing no sign of going away, and their impression of him is getting worse.
Sunday, May 04, 2008

Clinton seeks a vote on gas-tax suspension
Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a vote Friday in the Democratic-controlled Congress on a summertime suspension of the federal gasoline tax, a plan that Barack Obama dismissed as a political stunt that would cost thousands of construction jobs.
Saturday, May 03, 2008

Campaign 2008 briefs: McCain lashes out at '100 Years' ads
Republican John McCain defended himself Friday against television ads that accuse him of advocating a 100-year war in Iraq.
Saturday, May 03, 2008

National briefs: Wife who cried rape convicted in lover’s death
A Texas woman who caused her lover’s shooting death by falsely crying rape was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter.
Saturday, May 03, 2008

Ex-Dem leader switches to Obama
A leader of the Democratic Party under Bill Clinton switched his allegiance to Barack Obama on Thursday and urged fellow Democrats to end the bruising nomination fight.
Friday, May 02, 2008

Dems raise cash, but less than the GOP
House Democrats said Wednesday that they raised more than $120,000 at a campaign event featuring Gov. Brad Henry.
Thursday, May 01, 2008

Obama closing the gap in race for superdelegates
Barack Obama is closing in on Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's advantage among superdelegates, building on his lead in the primary race even as he faces troubled times.
Thursday, May 01, 2008

Senate affirms McCain's eligibility
Sen. John McCain was born to American parents in the Panama Canal Zone some 71 years ago. Does that make him the kind of "natural born" citizen the Founding Fathers determined could serve as president?
Thursday, May 01, 2008

Obama denounces ex-pastor
Barack Obama said last month he couldn't disown his former pastor. Turns out he could -- and did.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Governor to stump for Democrats
Two years ago, Gov. Brad Henry was preoccupied with running his own race for re-election.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Campaign 2008 briefs: McCain pitches open-market health plans
Republican John McCain wants to change how people get their health insurance, shifting away from job-based coverage to an open market where people can choose from competing policies.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Wright assails his critics
In a defiant appearance before the Washington media, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright said Monday that criticism surrounding his fiery sermons is an attack on the black church and he rejected those who have labeled him unpatriotic.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Candidates spar over gas taxes
The focus of the nation's presidential campaigns turned to the pocketbook Monday.
Monday, April 28, 2008

Few states allow troops abroad to vote by e-mail
U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the past.
Monday, April 28, 2008

Clinton issues debate challenge
Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary battle as she issued a new debate challenge and he complained of a race that's largely been reduced to trivia while working families feel economic pain.
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Political notebook: State Republicans to convene
State Republican Chairman Gary Jones is in a good mood heading into next weekend's state convention.
Sunday, April 27, 2008

McCain in OKC for fundraiser
Republican presidential candidate John McCain stopped Friday in Oklahoma City for what promised to be a "substantial" fundraiser, an Oklahoma campaign official said.
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Dems focus on low-priority states
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will spend the next six weeks campaigning in states that are irrelevant to their November strategies, a break for Republican John McCain as he focuses on battlegrounds for the fall.
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Election 2008 briefs: Obama, Clinton trade jabs over oil
Democrat Barack Obama on Friday blamed high gasoline prices on Washington and a political establishment, including his rivals for the presidency, that he says hasn't stood up to oil companies.
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Obama courts a union; Clinton talks vet issues
How does Sen. Barack Obama spend a day off in his hometown? By urging hundreds of union activists to back his presidential bid in the final Democratic primaries.
Friday, April 25, 2008

McCain blasts storm response
Republican presidential candidate John McCain took stock of still-hurricane-damaged areas of New Orleans on Thursday and declared that if the disaster had happened on his watch, he would have immediately landed at the nearest Air Force base, drawing a sharp contrast to President Bush's handling of the tragedy.
Friday, April 25, 2008

Clinton raises $10 million
The Democratic presidential hopeful still is significantly trailing Barack Obama, who has more than four times as much money in the bank.
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Dems to hold anti-McCain rally
Oklahoma Democrats plan to hold a "No Third Term" rally at a union hall Friday night as Republican John McCain comes to town to raise funds.
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Clinton counts victory, donations bonus
Hillary Rodham Clinton parlayed her campaign-saving primary victory into a fundraising bonanza Wednesday in the Democratic presidential race. Rival Barack Obama, his delegate lead intact, said, "We just keep on plugging away."
Thursday, April 24, 2008

McCain distances himself from ad
Republican John McCain on Wednesday asked the North Carolina GOP not to run a television ad that brings up the controversial former pastor of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Henry says he's Obama 'fan'
Gov. Brad Henry knows that he made a lot of Oklahoma Democrats unhappy by pledging his vote at the Democratic National Convention to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Both Obama and Clinton claim popular vote
If numbers don't lie, the Democratic presidential race is proving they can confuse: Both campaigns claim they are ahead in the popular vote.
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Clinton still underdog despite win
Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled off a feisty act of political survival in the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Barack Obama to keep her Democratic presidential hopes alive.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Pennsylvania goes Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton ground out a gritty victory in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night, defeating Barack Obama and staving off elimination in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Clinton gains a few delegates
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton cut into Sen. Barack Obama's delegate lead with returns from Pennsylvania's Democratic primary.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Gov. Henry endorses Obama
Gov. Brad Henry on Tuesday said he intends to cast his lot -- and his Democratic National Convention vote -- with Illinois senator Barack Obama.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Clinton grinds out victory over Obama in Pennsylvania
Her victory, while comfortable, set up another critical test in two weeks time in Indiana.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Clinton, Obama on attack in Pennsylvania finale
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

McCain surges in state money race
Oklahomans' contributions to the presidential campaign of the presumptive Republican nominee, John McCain, jumped nearly 50 percent in March, but overall giving slowed as candidates no longer in the race returned money earmarked for the general election.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Dems vie for a key victory
Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked Pearl Harbor, the Berlin Wall and Osama bin Laden as she reached for a victory in Pennsylvania's Democratic presidential primary to recharge her comeback effort.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Obama's funds increase, while Clinton remains in debt
Barack Obama began the month of April with a 5-1 cash advantage over a debt-saddled Hillary Rodham Clinton, setting the stage for his lopsided spending in the crucial primary state of Pennsylvania.
Monday, April 21, 2008

Republican hits Dems on taxes
Sen. John McCain said Sunday that cutting taxes and stimulating the economy are more important than balancing the budget, and he accused his Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama of supporting tax increases that would worsen the impact of a recession.
Monday, April 21, 2008

McCain would do better than Bush, Obama says
Sen. Barack Obama, who often argues that John McCain is the same as President Bush, said Sunday that the Republican presidential candidate would be better for the country than Bush has been.
Monday, April 21, 2008

McCain assails Obama over remark on Coburn
John McCain, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, picked up the gauntlet Sunday that his potential Democratic opponent Barack Obama threw down a few days ago against Sen. Tom Coburn.
Monday, April 21, 2008

Democratic foes clash ahead of key primary
The Democratic candidates for president spent Sunday making 11th-hour appeals to Pennsylvania voters in anticipation of Tuesday's primary and renewing their attacks against each other.
Monday, April 21, 2008

Obama, Clinton jostle for an edge in Pennsylvania
Barack Obama cast his Democratic presidential rival Saturday as a game-player who uses "slash and burn" tactics and will say whatever people want to hear -- a sharp jab at her character in the final chapter of the pivotal Pennsylvania primary campaign.
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Political notebook: Hiett still raising funds
Former Oklahoma Speaker of the House Todd Hiett, it turns out, was one of the state's busiest political fundraisers during 2007.
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Poll: Obama overtaking Clinton
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are both sustaining dents and dings from their lengthy presidential fight. The former first lady is clearly suffering more, as Democratic voters no longer see her as the party's strongest contender for the White House.
Saturday, April 19, 2008

David Boren backs Obama candidacy
University of Oklahoma President David Boren on Friday endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, citing the Illinois senator's "good judgment" in warning against the Iraq war five years ago.
Saturday, April 19, 2008

Clinton, Obama gripe about who complains more
Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are complaining about which candidate is the biggest complainer.
Saturday, April 19, 2008

McCain reports 2007 income
Republican presidential candidate John McCain has a Senate salary, a Navy pension, monthly Social Security income, book royalties, and a wealthy wife.
Friday, April 18, 2008

Poll: Obama overtaking Clinton
Democratic voters say they no longer see Hillary Rodham Clinton as the party's strongest contender for the White House.
Friday, April 18, 2008

Obama cites Coburn in debate analogy
What do Oklahoma's U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn and a former 1960s radical from Chicago have in common?
Friday, April 18, 2008

Moderators criticized over Democrat debate
ABC News drew both impressive ratings and a heap of complaints about how Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos moderated the Democratic presidential debate, criticism that Stephanopoulos on Thursday called a sign of how much people care.
Friday, April 18, 2008

Clinton: Obama can win in fall
Hillary Rodham Clinton said emphatically Wednesday night that Barack Obama can win the White House this fall, undercutting her previous efforts to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination by suggesting he would lead the party to defeat.
Thursday, April 17, 2008

Inhofe foe steps up fundraising in bid for Senate
Oklahoma Democrat Andrew Rice's campaign has picked up its fundraising pace for his effort to unseat veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe.
Thursday, April 17, 2008

Campaign 2008 briefs: Obama reports $4.2 million income for '07
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, made $4.2 million last year as widespread interest in the presidential candidate pushed the sales of his two books.
Thursday, April 17, 2008

McCain wants to temporarily halt federal gas tax
Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Obama questions Clinton on trade, mocks her visit to an Indiana bar
Meanwhile, Clinton criticized Obama for his comment that some small-town voters are bitter over their economic circumstances and "cling to guns and religion" as a result.
Monday, April 14, 2008

Clinton, Obama talk about God
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that the potential for life begins at conception as she and presidential rival Sen. Barack Obama answered questions about faith and religion in both their personal lives and the public discourse.
Monday, April 14, 2008

State Democrats play national field
Oklahoma Democrats are accustomed to spending presidential campaigns mostly on the sidelines.
Sunday, April 13, 2008

Political notebook: Paul politics
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul received less than 4 percent of the vote in the Oklahoma Republican primary, but that doesn't seem to have deterred his supporters.
Sunday, April 13, 2008

Remarks give Clinton opening
A political tempest over Barack Obama's comments about bitter voters in small towns has given his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton a new opening to court working-class Democrats 10 days before Pennsylvanians vote in a primary that she must win to keep her presidential campaign alive.
Sunday, April 13, 2008

Fire destroys Clinton's campaign office in Indiana
Friday, April 11, 2008

McCain, both Dem hopefuls tied in poll
Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama's 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic candidates in an Associated Press-Ipsos national poll released Thursday.
Friday, April 11, 2008

Dean pokes at McCain during Dem fundraiser
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was in Oklahoma City on Monday to raise money, energize the party and criticize Republican presidential hopeful John McCain.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Walters in hot seat over Dem delegates
Former Oklahoma Gov. David Walters has been known to stick his face in a propeller before, figuratively speaking, so maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that he’s about to do it again.
Monday, April 07, 2008

Senior strategist for Clinton resigns
Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, left the campaign Sunday after it was disclosed that he met with representatives of the Colombian government to help promote a free trade agreement that Clinton opposes.
Monday, April 07, 2008

Dean: Delegate dispute to linger
A deal to allow delegates from Florida and Michigan to participate at the Democratic National Convention is unlikely before summer, the party's chief, Howard Dean, said Sunday.
Monday, April 07, 2008

Obama pushes Western issues
Democrat Barack Obama said Saturday he supports environmentally-sound ways to use coal and promised to appoint a high-level adviser on Indian issues if elected president.
Sunday, April 06, 2008

McCain calls for respectful campaign
Sen. John McCain called Saturday for a presidential campaign that is more like a respectful argument among friends than a bitter clash of enemies, and said he is better able than either of his Democratic rivals to govern across party lines.
Sunday, April 06, 2008

Clinton ramps up call to recognize votes
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton strengthened her pitch Saturday to allow disputed primaries in Michigan and Florida to be counted in the nominating contest, noting the vote totals had been officially recognized in each state.
Sunday, April 06, 2008

Political notebook: Cheney visit
The Oklahoma Republican Party says Vice President Dick Cheney will make an appearance at its state convention, scheduled for May 2-3 at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel.
Sunday, April 06, 2008

Ex-GOP rep eyes bid as Libertarian
Former Republican congressman Bob Barr is hinting strongly that he'll jump into the presidential race as a Libertarian.
Saturday, April 05, 2008

Political briefs: Presidential candidates mark King anniversary
Republican and Democrat, black and white, the three remaining presidential candidates summoned memories of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 40 years after his death on Friday and gently sought to advance their own strivings as they found greatness in his.
Saturday, April 05, 2008

Obama fundraising tops Clinton 2-to-1
Barack Obama raked in $40 million in March, leaving Hillary Rodham Clinton and her $20 million in the fundraising dust and stuffing his campaign treasury so he can outspend her in the crucial Pennsylvania primary.
Friday, April 04, 2008

2 incumbents are voted out
Two Tulsa city councilors were defeated in Tuesday's general election.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Two charter amendments OK'd
City elections will move to the fall in odd-numbered years after Tulsa voters overwhelmingly approved two charter amendments in Tuesday's elections.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Catoosa school bond issues approved handily
Catoosa school district patrons voted overwhelmingly to approve a $10.4 million school bond Tuesday, one year after a $1.1 million bond proposal failed.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Obama's Kaiser ties criticized
Tulsa energy and banking executive George Kaiser has been drawn into the crossfire of Pennsylvania's April 22 Democratic presidential primary.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Potawatomis elect seven legislators
Citizen Potawatomi Nation voters elected seven officials Saturday to fill the tribe's new legislature.
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Council vote Tuesday
Tulsa voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide the political fates of candidates in five City Council races and whether to adopt two proposed city charter amendments.
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Creek council votes to negotiate on golf course
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation will enter into negotiations to lease Fountainhead Golf Course, located north of Eufaula, under a resolution passed Saturday by the tribe's legislative body.
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Michelle - she's the other Obama to watch
The fan's voice is urgent, her eyes wild. She is 40 years old but shrieking like a teenager.
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Obama-Clinton race may wreck Democrats
For all their delight in soaring voter registration and strong poll numbers, some Democrats fear the contest between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton might have a nightmarish end, which could wreck a promising election year.
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Jobs, economy stressed on trail
Barack Obama offered a bit of tough love to Pennsylvania voters Saturday, saying some industrial and manufacturing jobs may not return to this steel region, but others could take their place.
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Obama says let Clinton remain
Barack Obama refused Saturday to go along with other Democrats who are calling for Hillary Rodham Clinton to step away from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Clinton rejects calls to quit race
If Hillary Rodham Clinton is feeling heat from pundits and party elders to quit the race and back Barack Obama, you'd never know it from her crowds, energy level and upbeat demeanor on the campaign trail.
Saturday, March 29, 2008

Obama gains endorsement of Pennsylvania senator
Pennsylvania's April 22 primary is the biggest single prize left in the drawn-out nomination battle between Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Friday, March 28, 2008

McCain launches first general election TV ad
As Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton continue to battle for their party's nomination, the Republican Party's presidential pick hopes to set the tone for the campaign and start defining himself before Democrats have a chance to do it.
Friday, March 28, 2008

Democratic chief: Clinton-Obama bickering could hurt party in November
Howard Dean says the charges and countercharges between the Democratic presidential hopefuls have gotten too personal at times.
Friday, March 28, 2008

State's money race has Clinton in front
Presidential candidates raised almost $320,000 in Oklahoma during February, and more than one-third of it went to New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Thursday, March 27, 2008

Court rejects appeal from conservative group that made anti-Clinton movie
Monday, March 24, 2008

Race features perennial foes from District 3
District 3 City Council voters on April 1 will decide a seventh race between Councilor Roscoe Turner and former Councilor David Patrick.
Sunday, March 23, 2008

District 4 decision likely a tossup
City Councilor Maria Barnes, a Democrat, will face Republican challenger Jason Eric Gomez in the April 1 general election for her District 4 seat.
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Candidates seek to develop city for future
The open District 9 City Council race pits Republican G.T. Bynum against Democrat Philip Kates in the April 1 municipal general election.
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Passport records of candidates breached
At least four State Department workers pried into the supposedly secure passport files of presidential contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain, abashed officials admitted Friday in a revelation that had Condoleezza Rice promising a full investigation and telephoning the candidates to apologize personally.
Saturday, March 22, 2008

UPDATED: Passports of 3 presidential candidates breached
The breaches of McCain's and Clinton's passport files were not discovered until Friday, after officials were made aware of the privacy breach regarding Obama's records and a separate search was conducted.
Friday, March 21, 2008

Revote plan for Michigan fails in legislature
The drive for a second Michigan presidential primary collapsed Thursday, and a fresh dispute broke out between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton over the fate of the state's 156 national convention delegates.
Friday, March 21, 2008

GOP troubles grow in House, Senate races
The news just keeps getting worse for Republicans in this year's campaigns for Congress.
Friday, March 21, 2008

Obama says he, not Clinton, can be trusted to end the war
The Democratic presidential hopeful used the five-year anniversary of the Iraq invasion to again cast himself as the only true anti-war candidate.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Obama urges an end to 'racial stalemate'
Barack Obama confronted the nation's racial divide head-on Tuesday, tackling both black grievance and white resentment in a bold effort to quiet a campaign uproar over race and his former pastor's incendiary statements.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Delegate number needed for Dem nomination falls by one
The road to the Democratic nomination for president got easier Monday -- by one delegate.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Florida Dems nix plans for do-over primary
Facing strong opposition, Florida Democrats on Monday abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the delegate dispute into the lap of the national party.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Obama, Clinton camps trade barbs in dispute
Strategists for the campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton exchanged calculated barbs Sunday over accountability and ethics and who is engaging in personal attacks.
Monday, March 17, 2008

Two to vie for District 6 seat
Councilor Dennis Troyer will face a Federal Express manager for his District 6 seat in the April 1 general election.
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Proposed shift in city elections placed on ballot
Tulsa voters not only will choose between City Council candidates on the April 1 general election ballot, they will make decisions about two proposed city charter amendments.
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Councilor to face challenger
District 8 City Councilor Bill Christiansen, a Republican, will face Democratic challenger Austin Hansen during the April 1 municipal general election.
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Obama adds Iowa delegates
Democrat Barack Obama expanded his fragile lead in delegates over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday, picking up at least seven delegates as Iowa activists took the next step in picking delegates to the national convention.
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Dems wrestle with race and gender
Something happened to the feel-good, way-cool Democratic presidential contest in the months since a woman and a black man began their path-breaking race for the White House.
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Clinton supports plan for Michigan primary do-over
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday said she supported an effort by Michigan Democrats to hold a new primary in June.
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Political notebook: Bus trip
Monday is the deadline to reserve a seat on the Republican Women's Club of Tulsa bus to the Oklahoma Republican Federation of Women Day at the Capitol on March 25.
Sunday, March 16, 2008

McCain's mom recalls youth in Muskogee
Roberta Wright McCain, the mother of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, said she remembers Muskogee through the eyes of a child.
Saturday, March 15, 2008

Obama rejects pastor's remarks
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday denounced inflammatory remarks from his pastor, who has railed against the U.S. and accused its leaders of bringing on the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by spreading terrorism.
Saturday, March 15, 2008

Texas Democrats have long wait for results of March 4 caucuses
Curious whether Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton won Texas' Democratic caucuses March 4? The official results won't be available until March 29.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Ferraro remarks stir new dispute
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she disagrees with Geraldine Ferraro, one of her fund-raisers and the 1984 vice presidential candidate, for suggesting that Barack Obama only achieved his status in the presidential race because he's black.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Obama beats Clinton in Mississippi primary
Barack Obama coasted to victory Tuesday in Mississippi's Democratic primary, the latest in a string of racially polarized presidential contests across the Deep South and a final tune-up before next month's high-stakes race with Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Democrats retain Indiana seat
The grandson of the late U.S. Rep. Julia Carson won a special election Tuesday to succeed her, keeping the seat in Democratic hands.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Mississippi Democrats head to polls, with Obama riding high
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Veep? Obama says forget it
Barack Obama ridiculed the idea of being Hillary Rodham Clinton's running mate Monday, saying voters must choose between the two Democrats for the top spot on the party's fall ticket.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Campaign 2008: McCain raising funds, identifying issues
Sen. John McCain is finding out what the Republican presidential nomination is worth this week.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Political platforms confusing to voters
The political views of Oklahoma voters look more like they were picked up on a cafeteria line than ordered off a menu, research by Oklahoma City pollster Bill Shapard and University of Oklahoma political science professor Keith Gaddie suggests.
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Political notebook: GOP Volunteers
Volunteers and prospective volunteers will meet at 7 p.m. March 25 and at 9 a.m. March 29 at Tulsa County Republican Headquarters, 5840 S. Memorial Drive, Suite 333. Call Anne Patterson at 627-5702 for information.
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Court affirms councilor's 2006 election
The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled Friday that the results of a 2006 election for Tulsa's City Council District 5 stand, affirming a previous ruling in district court.
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Congressional Roll Call
Here's how Oklahoma senators and House of Representatives members voted on key bills and amendments last week. A "Y" means the member voted for the measure; an "N" means the member voted against the measure; a "?" means the member did not vote.
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Hastert's light goes Dem
A longtime Republican district fell to the Democrats on Saturday when a wealthy businessman and scientist snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's congressional seat in a closely watched special election.
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Extent of Clinton’s foreign policy role unclear
To hear Hillary Rodham Clinton tell it now, she had a lot more going on as first lady than she let on at the time.
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Obama defeats Clinton in Wyoming caucuses
Sen. Barack Obama captured the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, seizing a bit of momentum in the close, hard-fought race with rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party's presidential nomination.
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Oklahoma delegate count up
State Sen. Mike Morgan is not just a Democratic National Convention superdelegate.
Friday, March 07, 2008

NEWS ANALYSIS: Dems' superdelegates will decide nominee
Hillary Rodham Clinton won't catch Barack Obama in the race for Democratic delegates chosen in primaries and caucuses, even if she wins every remaining contest.
Friday, March 07, 2008

McCain noncommittal on VP choice
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Clinton raises $3 million online since Tuesday
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Clinton claims a new race
Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Wednesday that her primary victories in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island had reordered the Democratic presidential race in her favor. A resilient Barack Obama countered with fresh pledges of support from super delegates and said his lead was intact.
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Bush, GOP heavyweights close in behind McCain
John McCain got a White House embrace from President Bush on Wednesday, along with the party perks that go with sewing up the Republican nomination. The endorsement carries baggage, however, reminding voters of the Iraq war and the country's economic woes under an unpopular GOP president.
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Michigan, Florida may get do-over
Officials in Michigan and Florida are showing renewed interest in holding repeat presidential nominating contests so that their votes will count in the epic Democratic campaign.
Thursday, March 06, 2008

McCain clinches it
Hillary Rodham Clinton scored comeback primary wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island Tuesday night, denting Barack Obama's delegate lead in a riveting Democratic presidential race. Arizona Sen. John McCain, an unflinching supporter of the war in Iraq, clinched the Republican nomination.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Nomination clinched, McCain gets Bush endorsement, weight of GOP behind him
The endorsement has baggage, though, reminding voters of the drawn-out Iraq war and the nation's economic woes under an unpopular GOP president.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Voters say yes in 3 districts
Voters in two Tulsa-area school districts on Tuesday approved millions of dollars for building new schools and classroom additions, purchasing new school buses and textbooks, and other improvements.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Kucinich leads in tough race in Ohio
Dennis Kucinich, the liberal Ohio politician who made two failed White House campaigns, was leading Tuesday in his battle to keep his seat against the toughest, best-financed challenger in his 12-year congressional career.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Huckabee opts out of GOP campaign
Mike Huckabee bowed to reality Tuesday and out of the Republican presidential race.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Henderson tops foes to capture third term
City Councilor Jack Henderson secured his third two-year term in Tuesday's municipal primary elections, defeating two Democratic challengers for his District 1 seat.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

History puts Ohio at center of campaign
The presidential spotlight shines on this Midwestern state every four years, and for good reason. As Ohio goes, so goes the country -- at least for the past 44 years.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Big Tuesday for Obama, Clinton
Obama seeks a knockout punch with contests in Texas and Ohio, while the former first lady desperately needs a win to salvage her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008

NAFTA talk is denied by Obama
Barack Obama said Monday that his campaign never gave Canada back-channel assurances that his harsh words about the North American Free Trade Agreement were for political show -- despite the disclosure of a Canadian memo indicating otherwise.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Dems await Texas, Ohio results
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton reached for the finish line of contentious Ohio and Texas primary campaigns on Monday as senior Democrats expressed concern the party could suffer this fall if their struggle goes much longer.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Early balloting in Texas estimated at 60 percent
The election in Texas is more than half over before primary day.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008

McCain looking to November
John McCain made it clear Monday he is raring to go on his general election campaign, but first he must try to finish off GOP rival Mike Huckabee on Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Texas' fuzzy electoral math favors Obama
Barack Obama has a secret weapon in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Texas, pretty well-known in these parts: George W. Bush.
Monday, March 03, 2008

Obama defends policy credentials
Democrat Barack Obama worked to fend off an intensified attack on his foreign policy credentials from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday as their paths crossed two days ahead of a potentially race-ending showdown in Ohio and Texas.
Monday, March 03, 2008

Clinton campaign in Ohio push
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton argued Sunday that her campaign is "about solutions," not feelings, as she swept through Ohio on an intense push two days before the state's presidential primary.
Monday, March 03, 2008

Dems' money worries GOP
For Republicans, watching Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama fight for supremacy in fundraising is not just a spectator sport. It is a look into the future, and the GOP isn't cheering.
Saturday, March 01, 2008

Amid defeats, Clinton still raises $35 million
In a remarkable financial recovery, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $35 million in February even as Democratic rival Barack Obama was outspending her in key March 4 battlegrounds.
Friday, February 29, 2008

Ohio: Dems have spirited debate
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama clashed Tuesday night over NAFTA, health care and the war in Iraq in a crackling debate at close quarters one week before a pivotal group of primaries.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

GOP hopeful tops list, raising $45,283
Republican G.T. Bynum has built the largest City Council campaign fund, totaling $45,283, this election season in his quest to capture the open District 9 seat.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Candidates trade attacks
Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Americans on Monday not to take a chance on Barack Obama's lack of experience on military and foreign affairs, and he questioned her commitment to fixing trade policies that have devastated Ohio's industrial base.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Campaign briefs: Obama wipes out Clinton lead, poll shows
Barack Obama has taken clear leads over Hillary Rodham Clinton among white men, middle-income earners and liberals, allowing him to catch his faltering rival in their race for the Democratic presidential nomination, a national poll showed Monday.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

McCain says to win White House he must persuade country Iraq policy is succeeding
Monday, February 25, 2008

As super delegate, Henry biding time
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry said Sunday he may remain "undecided" on his party's presidential nominee until its national convention this summer.
Monday, February 25, 2008

Obama, Clinton renew squabble over NAFTA
Barack Obama accused Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday of trying to walk away from a long record of support for NAFTA, the free trade agreement that he said has cost 50,000 jobs in Ohio, site of next week's primary.
Monday, February 25, 2008

Nader announces presidential race
Ralph Nader said Sunday that he would run for president as a third-party candidate, criticizing the top White House contenders as too close to big business and pledging to repeat a bid that will "shift the power from the few to the many."
Monday, February 25, 2008

McCain captures more GOP delegates
Republican Party members in Puerto Rico awarded all 20 delegates at stake Sunday to Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has vowed to help resolve Washington's complicated relationship with the U.S. Caribbean territory.
Monday, February 25, 2008

Five candidates compete for District 4 seat
City Councilor Maria Barnes has drawn four challengers for her historically competitive District 4 seat.
Sunday, February 24, 2008

County GOP weighs McCain
Campaign materials for Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul were much in evidence Saturday at the Tulsa County Republican Convention.
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Democratic Party says it's debt-free
The state Democratic Party's finances are finally in the black, Chairman Ivan Holmes said Saturday.
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Democrats seek to lead District 9
Two candidates — a “change agent” and a “communicator” —will compete for the City Council District 9 seat in the March 4 Democratic primary.
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Obama facing criticism over his patriotism
Sen. Barack Obama's refusal to wear an American flag lapel pin along with a photo of him not putting his hand over his heart during the national anthem led conservatives on Internet and in the media to question his patriotism.
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Governors are ready pool of would-be veeps
The Republican and Democratic nominees are certain to come from the Senate. Thus, the nation's governors seem a ready pool of would-be vice presidential candidates who could provide management experience lacking at the top of each ticket.
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Clinton decries Obama tactics
Hillary Rodham Clinton angrily accused her Democratic rival Saturday of deliberately misrepresenting her positions on NAFTA and health care in mass mailings to voters, adding, "Shame on you, Barack Obama."
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Poor training often cited in poll problems
When things go awry at the voting booth, as they have several times in this hectic primary season, much of the blame often falls on ill-trained poll workers who are paid a pittance.
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Political notebook: Presidential campaig
Oklahomans stepped up their already-record giving to presidential campaigns during the first month of 2008, according to Federal Election Commission reports.
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Safety fears are trailing Obama's rising star
For many black Americans, it's a conversation they find hard to avoid, revisiting old fears in the light of bright new hopes.
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Superdelegates making shift
The Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters -- straight to Barack Obama.
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Clinton tries to upend Obama's lead
Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama of political plagiarism Thursday night and said he represented "change you can Xerox."
Friday, February 22, 2008

NEWS ANALYSIS: McCain denies lobbyist report
John McCain sought to minimize damage to his man-of-character image and his presidential hopes Thursday, vigorously denying and denouncing a newspaper report suggesting an improper relationship with a female lobbyist.
Friday, February 22, 2008

Report suggesting inappropriate relationship with lobbyist not true, McCain says
The New York Times quoted anonymous aides as saying they had urged McCain and lobbyist Vicki Iseman to stay away from each other prior to his failed presidential campaign in 2000.
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Obama has formidable lead in delegates
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton must win 57 percent of the remaining primary and caucus delegates to erase Barack Obama's lead, a daunting task requiring landslide-sized victories by a struggling presidential candidate.
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Game on: McCain going after Obama on character issue
"We either keep our word or we don't keep our word. I intend to keep my word to the American people," McCain said.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Obama, McCain win big in Wisconsin
Barack Obama's bandwagon kept rolling Tuesday as he swept to a big Wisconsin primary win over Hillary Rodham Clinton as the Democrats head for what may be a final showdown in Ohio and Texas in two weeks.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Voters in Wisconsin, Hawaii, Washington head to polls
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Wisconsin's role diminished
Wisconsin has a long and storied political history as social laboratory and presidential proving ground. But this year, the state might be little more than a stopover en route to bigger, more consequential contests early next month in Texas and Ohio.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

McCain gets elder Bush's endorsement
John McCain got a nod of approval Monday from a pillar of the Republican Party establishment when former President George H.W. Bush endorsed his campaign for president.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Coburn: no vice presidency
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said Saturday that he has no interest in the vice presidency.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Incumbent facing 2 challengers in District 1
District 1 Councilor Jack Henderson is facing two election challengers who claim the only way to move north Tulsa forward is under new leadership.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Obama wears band for a fallen soldier
Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory of a soldier killed in Iraq, given to him by a mother who said she wants the Democratic presidential candidate to keep others from dying.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

McCain making amends for temper
Temper, temper.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

McCain picks up 50 more delegates
Sen. John McCain, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, picked up a total of 50 GOP national convention delegates from Michigan and Louisiana on Saturday.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Clinton adviser argues for Michigan, Florida delegates
Harold Ickes, a top adviser to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign who voted for Democratic Party rules that stripped Michigan and Florida of their delegates, now is arguing against the very penalty he helped pass.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Clinton calls for more debates
Hillary Rodham Clinton renewed her call Saturday to debate Democratic rival Barack Obama in Wisconsin before Tuesday's primary, even as she acknowledged she would cease campaigning in the state a full day before voters vote.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Political notebook: Democratic finances
State Chairman Ivan Holmes hopes to have good news for Oklahoma Democrats when they meet in Oklahoma City next weekend.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Political briefs: Clinton is reaching out to middle America
Hillary Rodham Clinton declared herself the "candidate of, from and for the middle class of America" as she worked to keep her Democratic coalition in Ohio intact against a hard-charging Sen. Barack Obama.
Saturday, February 16, 2008

Former President Bush to endorse McCain on Monday in Texas
The endorsement is seen as another sign of McCain's tightening grip on the Republican presidential nomination.
Friday, February 15, 2008

Pressure building on super delegates
What do you say when an ex-president -- or a potential next president -- asks for a really big favor?
Friday, February 15, 2008

Romney gives McCain thumbs-up
Republican campaign dropout Mitt Romney endorsed John McCain for the party's presidential nomination and asked his national convention delegates to swing behind the likely nominee.
Friday, February 15, 2008

Former Republican senator Lincoln Chafee endorses Obama
Chafee said the Illinois senator has the intelligence, ideas and fortitude needed to be the next president.
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Obama extends lead in delegates
Sen. Barack Obama extended his lead in the delegate race Wednesday, thanks to a few new endorsements and more complete results from Tuesday's primaries.
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Obama powers into lead after victories
Barack Obama powered past Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for Democratic convention delegates Tuesday, scoring outsized primary victories in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia on a night of triumph.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Obama hopes for another primary sweep, McCain seeks a little more distance
Democrat Barack Obama looked to continue his winning streak in three mid-Atlantic presidential primaries and brushed aside questions Tuesday about future contests to which rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has turned her attention.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Coburn suggested as running mate
Arizona Sen. John McCain has yet to clinch the Republican presidential nomination.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

John McCain challenges idea of trouble with conservatives
The Republican senator from Arizona picked up the endorsement of evangelical leader Gary Bauer.
Monday, February 11, 2008

'Moving on' to the next chapter
Wren Stratton has enjoyed the public service part of being mayor of Muskogee, but not so much the politics that comes with holding a public office.
Monday, February 11, 2008

For Obama, a weekend of wins, momentum, even a Grammy
On Sunday he added the Maine Democratic presidential caucus to the three contests he swept Saturday against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, giving him momentum heading into Tuesday's voting in three mid-Atlantic states.
Monday, February 11, 2008

Obama narrowly leads McCain in general election matchup but Clinton and McCain even in AP poll
The AP-Ipsos poll, released Monday, is an initial look at voter sentiment since the Super Tuesday contests last week.
Monday, February 11, 2008

Obama claims Maine victory
Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state's Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings.
Monday, February 11, 2008

Clinton makes a staff shake-up
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with longtime aide Maggie Williams on Sunday, engineering a shake-up in a presidential campaign struggling to overcome rival Sen. Barack Obama's financial and political strengths.
Monday, February 11, 2008

Candidates split on funding
The candidates for City Council are split on whether the city should publicly fund a downtown baseball stadium for the Tulsa Drillers.
Sunday, February 10, 2008

Obama makes sweep in three states
Sunday, February 10, 2008

Bush again urges Senate to vote on his nominees
Sunday, February 10, 2008

Evangelical leader endorses Huckabee
James Dobson, one of the nation's most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, backed Mike Huckabee's presidential bid, giving the former Arkansas governor a long-sought endorsement as the Republican field narrowed to a two-man race.
Saturday, February 09, 2008

Obama, Clinton battle in 3 states
By their presence, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton anointed Washington state as their prime battleground in a trio of Democratic presidential contests Saturday.
Saturday, February 09, 2008

Romney's exit puts McCain in control
John McCain sought to mend his tattered relationship with conservatives and unify a splintered GOP as he all but clinched the party's presidential nomination Thursday. Mitt Romney, his former chief rival, dropped out, and a parade of prominent Republicans swung behind the Arizona senator.
Friday, February 08, 2008

Obama, Clinton in battle of big bucks
Battling for every dollar and delegate, Barack Obama raised $7.2 million in Super Tuesday's wake and Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled in $6.4 million, stunning totals reflecting the intensity of their neck-and-neck race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Friday, February 08, 2008

Obama campaign says he's raised $7 million since Super Tuesday
Meanwhile Thursday, the Clinton campaign asked Obama to debate once a week, but he demurred.
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Updated: McCain seals GOP nomination as Romney suspends campaign
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Oklahoma's presidential races: County by county and congressional district
Thursday, February 07, 2008

McCain widens GOP lead
Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics to cut him some slack.
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Clinton, Obama prep for race to finish line
With both candidates claiming the lead, Democrats dug in Wednesday for a prolonged nominating fight testing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's establishment support against Sen. Barack Obama's growing financial edge.
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Super delegates are key
Tulsa attorney James Frasier belongs to what could become a very popular group by the time the Democratic National Convention rolls around late this summer.
Thursday, February 07, 2008

McCain gains; Dems battle
Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, winning delegate-rich primaries in all regions of the country.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

McCain, Clinton win
U.S. Sen. John McCain held off former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in Tuesday’s Oklahoma Republican presidential primary, while U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton cruised to victory on the Democratic side.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Oklahoma obliterates primary turnout record
Almost 42 percent of Oklahoma's 1.8 million Democratic and Republican voters went to the polls in the state's 77 counties on Tuesday, easily eclipsing the 1992 record of 28 percent.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Tuesday Elections: By the Numbers
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Romney backers lament Huckabee the spoiler
There was an elephant in the room Tuesday night at Romney headquarters, a big Southern sweet-talking elephant named Mike Huckabee.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Most school board incumbents win
It was a good night for incumbents in most suburban school board races in Tulsa County.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Tulsa Tech runoff set
Brian Hunt handily defeated Radious Guess to be elected to the District 5 seat of the Tulsa school board with 77.2 percent of the votes to 22.8 percent.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Participation surges with a sense of having a say
She had a 13-hour window to vote in the Arizona presidential primary, but Mona Reese decided that she couldn't wait. She didn't even brush her teeth or change out of her pajamas before leaving home.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Democrat races
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

GOP races
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

McCain, Clinton take Oklahoma
An Oklahoma primary record 675,000 voters made it to the polls on a cool, wet day.

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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Final Tulsa area school board race results
Tulsa area school board race results as of 10 p.m.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Today could be big-step day
Voters may clarify the presidential field Tuesday with coast-to-coast contests that could cement John McCain's top spot in the GOP and give a clear edge to either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Big gifts from Tulsa ZIP codes
Four Tulsa ZIP codes were among the state's top five for presidential campaign contributions in 2007, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Record turnout is still possible
A record turnout is still predicted for Tuesday's presidential primary, but an unfavorable weather forecast and slower-than-expected in person absentee voting suggests it might not be as large as originally thought.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Democrats overseas are first to vote in primary
Democrats living overseas became the first to vote in the Super Tuesday primaries, casting ballots at the stroke of midnight in Indonesia, where Sen. Barack Obama lived as a child.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Former Cherokee chief Mankiller endorses Clinton for president
The Clinton campaign has named Mankiller as a national campaign co-chair.
Monday, February 04, 2008

Big voter turnout predicted
With interest high in both the Republican and Democratic campaigns, election officials expect a heavier than usual turnout for Tuesday's Oklahoma presidential primary.
Monday, February 04, 2008

Clinton, McCain rise in poll ranks
Hillary Rodham Clinton improved her position among Oklahoma's Democratic voters during the past month, while the Republican side of the presidential primary race remained volatile, the latest Oklahoma Poll indicates.
Sunday, February 03, 2008

Super Tuesday's math doesn't always add up
Party rules and delegate counts make it hard to determine primary winners and losers.
Sunday, February 03, 2008

Dems praise economic groundwork
Congress has taken the lead in bringing needed fiscal discipline to the economy, West Virginia's governor said Saturday.
Sunday, February 03, 2008

Republicans head to South, Dems go West
Campaigns make a final weekend push for support before Super Tuesday.
Sunday, February 03, 2008

Political notebook
Sunday, February 03, 2008

Clinton leader in state funding
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton surpassed $500,000 in campaign contributions from Oklahoma in 2007, but several Republican rivals, including one who has dropped out of the race and another who is polling in single digits, closed the year with a rush.
Saturday, February 02, 2008

NEWS ANALYSIS: Money helps but doesn't buy victories
Money helped winnow the presidential field. It hasn't determined who each party's nominee will be.
Saturday, February 02, 2008

Clinton, Obama divide some couples
Andrea Brustein and her husband, Michael Firestone, both New York attorneys, were having lunch with friends when the talk turned to politics. Firestone revealed that he'd made a donation to Barack Obama.
Saturday, February 02, 2008

Huckabee stops in Tulsa
Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee took shots at rival Mitt Romney but left Republican front-runner John McCain largely untouched Friday during a campaign stop at Tulsa International Airport.
Saturday, February 02, 2008

Political briefs: Obama nabs support from anti-war group
Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of a leading anti-war group Friday and said Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton still has not adequately explained her vote to go into Iraq.
Saturday, February 02, 2008

Huckabee targets Romney during Tulsa rally
Seeking to counter arguments from the Romney camp that "a vote for Huckabee is a vote for McCain," Huckabee said "a vote for Mitt Romney may be a vote for Hillary Clinton."
Friday, February 01, 2008

Obama campaign to air television ads in Oklahoma
One ad, entitled "Mother," opens with Obama talking directly to the camera about how his mother was burdened by a failing health care system as she battled cancer.
Friday, February 01, 2008

Inhofe challenger touts cash
State Sen. Andrew Rice reported surpassing the half-million-dollar mark Thursday in his bid to unseat veteran U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, but Inhofe holds a commanding lead in cash on hand.
Friday, February 01, 2008

Romney: McCain using low blows
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused his rival John McCain of adopting underhanded tactics from Richard Nixon, the GOP president who resigned in disgrace.
Friday, February 01, 2008

Obama, Clinton hold final debate before Super Tuesday
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the most part cordially, over immigration, health care and the war in Iraq in their first one-on-one debate on Thursday as they faced high-stakes Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses that could go a long way toward determining the party's presidential nominee.
Friday, February 01, 2008

Tribal members urged to vote Tuesday
Tribes with money have a stronger voice among state, local and national politicians than ever before, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chief A.D. Ellis told potential voters at a rally in the tribe’s council house Thursday.
Friday, February 01, 2008

Updated: Mike Huckabee to campaign in Tulsa, Oklahoma City on Friday
The former Arkansas governor seeking the Republican nomination for president will appear at a 12:30 p.m. rally at Tulsa International Airport.
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Presidential nomination battles narrowed
As John Edwards, a Democrat, and Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican, retreated to the sidelines, the presidential nomination battles narrowed to a pair of head-to-head contests Wednesday as the remaining candidates dug in for five days of intensive campaigning before a critical Super Tuesday showdown next week.
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Romney accuses McCain of adopting a Nixon-style campaign tactic
Thursday, January 31, 2008

In biggest Super Tuesday ever, potential voting problems loom across the country
Thursday, January 31, 2008

GOP leaders argue over 'timetable' charge
Mitt Romney accused John McCain of using dirty tricks by suggesting that Romney wanted a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, in a spirited debate Wednesday night that underscored the intensity of their Republican presidential rivalry.
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Former president campaigns for Hillary at OU
Former President Bill Clinton, on a campaign stop Wednesday in Oklahoma, touted his wife’s plans to rebuild the country’s middle class and create a new sector of “green collar” jobs.
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Former president Clinton stumps for Hillary at OU
Former President Bill Clinton urged an enthusiastic crowd of 5,000 on Wednesday to vote for Hillary Clinton for president, saying she has the determination and experience to bring change that will revive the economy and strengthen the nation.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Community Focus: Election preview: School seats sought in Tuesday tilts
Broken Arrow and Coweta voters will elect one member to their respective school boards Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

McCain wins in Florida, takes GOP lead
Sen. John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida primary Tuesday night, gaining the upper hand in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination ahead of next week's contests across 22 states and lining up a quick endorsement from soon-to-be dropout Rudy Giuliani.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

McCain ends year with debt; January victories improve his finances
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Edwards continues visits to state with Tulsa stop
Fighting to stay in the Democratic presidential race, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards brought his neo-New Deal message to Tulsa on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

John Edwards speaks in Tulsa
The Democrat presidential candidate blasted President George Bush’s State of the Union address saying, “I don’t know how you can say those things anymore with a straight face.”
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Huckabee fundraiser held at Kenneth Copeland Ministries' campus
The Trinity Foundation, a charity that monitors televangelists and viewed a live Internet broadcast of the event, said the fundraiser took in $111,000 and generated pledges nearing $1 million.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Voting made easy for military, civilians overseas
About 73 percent of military voters participated in the 2004 general election, while the number of federal civilians overseas was about 77 percent.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Candidates for TPS board discuss issues
Charter schools, the closing of schools and the job performance of Superintendent Michael Zolkoski were among topics Tulsa school board candidates addressed at a forum Monday night.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Candidates angle for delegates
This month we've seen the headlines: "McCain captures New Hampshire," "Clinton takes Nevada," "South Carolina goes to Obama."
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Candidates blitz Florida on eve of voting
After months of candidate boycotts and bashing by both national parties, Florida's presidential primary is suddenly a big deal.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Ted Kennedy hearkens to JFK, backs Obama
With nostalgic references to his assassinated brother, President John F. Kennedy, liberal icon Sen. Edward Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama for president Monday, saying, "I feel change in the air."
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Dems embark on 22-state dash
Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, each claiming a pair of early victories, now leave the concentrated campaigning of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina for an unwieldy and costly 10-day dash through 22 states that hold presidential primaries or caucuses Feb. 5.
Monday, January 28, 2008

GOP's Romney turns focus to economic woes
Republican Mitt Romney sought to lock up the Florida primary by refusing to talk Sunday about little else but the economic jitters confronting the nation. His rivals took different tacks toward the same goal as they fanned out across the Sunshine State.
Monday, January 28, 2008

Feb 5. School Board Elections: Union
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Feb 5. School Board Elections: Glenpool
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Feb 5. School Board Elections: Broken Arrow
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Feb 5. School Board Elections: Tulsa Liberty
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Feb. 5 School Board Elections: Sperry
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Feb. 5 School Board Elections: Jenks
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Feb 5. School Board Elections: Tulsa District 5
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Feb 5. School Board Elections: Tulsa Technology Center
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Obama bests Clinton in S.C. primary
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Political notebook: Presidential candidate announces
Jerry Curry may not be the longest long shot in Oklahoma's crowded presidential primary field, but he has to be one of them.
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Republicans open fire on Clinton
Republican presidential contenders depicted Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as weak on Iraq and certain to raise taxes Thursday night, setting aside their own campaign debate squabbles long enough to agree that she is unworthy of the White House.
Friday, January 25, 2008

Local Clinton supporters predict visit to city
Tulsa supporters of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Wednesday they still think she will visit the city before Oklahoma's Feb. 5 primary.
Thursday, January 24, 2008

3 races might tip balance in Senate
Three races could determine which party controls the state Senate in 2009.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

GOP presidential hopefuls woo voters in Florida
Rudy Giuliani found the audience he wanted in Frank Duffy, a retired New York police sergeant wearing the dark blue cap of the NYPD, an ex-cop who says he remembers when New York was "a basket case" and thanks Giuliani for cleaning it up.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Tight GOP race turns to Florida
Monday, January 21, 2008

Obama appeals for unity
Monday, January 21, 2008

Candidates' family members attend same church service
Monday, January 21, 2008

Party leaders expect exciting city races
The District 4 City Council contest tops the list of races to watch in the upcoming municipal elections, Tulsa County party officials say.
Sunday, January 20, 2008

McCain charges ahead in S. Carolina
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Cargill defends fundraiser, predicts GOP win
Oklahoma House Speaker Lance Cargill on Friday defended his appearance at a controversial Mike Huckabee fundraiser and predicted a GOP sweep of Oklahoma's 77 counties in this year's presidential election.
Saturday, January 19, 2008

Bill Clinton to appear in Oklahoma
Former President Bill Clinton will be in Oklahoma later this month to campaign for his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, ahead of the Feb. 5 Democratic presidential primary election, the candidate's supporters were told Thursday.
Friday, January 18, 2008

Filing period ends for city, council seats
Filing for municipal elections ended Wednesday, with three of the eight City Council incumbents and the city auditor, Democrat Phil Wood, 83, drawing no challengers.
Thursday, January 17, 2008

Clinton, Obama take calmer tone
Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama blamed aides and campaign surrogates Tuesday night for fueling a campaign controversy over race, jointly pledging at a debate on the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. to put the matter behind them.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Perennial council foes to vie again
Former City Councilor David Patrick filed candidacy papers Tuesday for the District 3 seat, setting up a seventh battle with incumbent Councilor Roscoe Turner.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Michigan key for GOP pair
Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stepped back from a controversy over race Monday night, agreeing that a prolonged clash over civil rights could harm their party's overall drive to win the White House.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Candidate filing begins for city elected positions
A dozen people -- mostly incumbents -- filed for city offices Monday during the first day of a three-day election filing period.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Candidates may bypass Oklahoma
Oklahomans' growing interest in the state's Feb. 5 presidential primary is not likely to be matched by the candidates themselves, political insiders say.
Sunday, January 13, 2008

Henry: Coming elections won't change agenda
Facing a possible power shift in the state Senate next fall, Gov. Brad Henry said he doesn't feel added pressure to get more of his ideas through the evenly split upper chamber in the upcoming legislative session.
Sunday, January 13, 2008

City Council filings begin this week
All's quiet on the eve of the municipal filing period for Tulsa's City Council elections.
Sunday, January 13, 2008

Gov. Henry among those keeping mum on choices
As Oklahoma prepares for its own presidential primary, most of the state's political establishment remains on the sidelines when it comes to endorsing candidates.
Sunday, January 13, 2008

Huckabee gathering is raising hackles
Several Republican House members, including Speaker Lance Cargill, attended a fundraiser recently in the home of Texas businessman Gene Phillips, who has been linked to convicted former insurance commissioner Carroll Fisher.
Saturday, January 12, 2008

GOP debate on spending and tax cuts
Republican presidential rivals backed a blend of tax and spending cuts Thursday night to head off an election-year recession they generally agreed is avoidable.
Friday, January 11, 2008

Candidates prepare to fight
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in Wednesday for a campaign unlike any other, a woman and a black man drawing record voter turnout in an unpredictable race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Thursday, January 10, 2008

Obama says he's not discouraged
Barack Obama pronounced himself "still fired up and ready to go" after a second-place finish in New Hampshire's Democratic primary.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Familiar story: 'Comeback Kid'
Hillary Rodham Clinton proved Tuesday that more than one Clinton can be "the Comeback Kid."
Wednesday, January 09, 2008

2008 presidential primaries
Technically, nominees are still chosen at their parties’ national conventions, but primaries have made the convention nominating process largely a formality.
Monday, January 07, 2008

Clinton, Obama battle in New Hampshire
The leading Democratic presidential candidates clashed Sunday heading into the slushy New Hampshire homestretch, deriding each others' claims to be the true candidate of change. Hillary Rodham Clinton told Democratic voters that they should elect "a doer, not a talker." Barack Obama countered that his critics are stuck in the politics of the past.
Monday, January 07, 2008

All but one councilor seek return
Instead, he has his eye on the open seat in state Senate District 35, which Jim Williamson will be vacating because of legislative term limits.
Sunday, January 06, 2008

Bloomberg says trip for bipartisan push
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says his reason for coming to Oklahoma is simply to dialogue with like-minded leaders who are tired of partisan politics.
Sunday, January 06, 2008

Romney opens fire in GOP debate
Sunday, January 06, 2008

Obama, Huckabee take Iowa
Friday, January 04, 2008

Tight race puts candidates in squeeze
Thursday, January 03, 2008

McCain favored in the fall
Frontrunners for Oklahoma's Feb. 5 presidential primary may not be the best choices for carrying the state in November's general election, the latest Oklahoma Poll suggests.
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