John McCain “Maverick”

Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Calvin

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Want to See Obama Get the Nomination?

Posted on July 17th, 2008 by Tim Reese

INVESCO FIELD
Breaking the mold of traditional political Conventions, the DNCC announced last week that Senator Obama will accept the Democratic nomination at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High. INVESCO Field can accommodate more than 75,000 people and will be the site of the Democratic National Convention’s final day of programming on Thursday, August 28, 2008.
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Ivan Holmes’ Vote Will Go To Obama

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Tim Reese

Ivan Joined Jay tonight getting behind the nominee. That leaves Jim Frasier and Congressman Boren undecided. Expect them to announce their commitment later.

Oklahoma superdelegate endorses Obama
Posted: 05:44 PM ET
From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Oklahoma Democratic Party chairman and uncommitted superdelegate Ivan Holmes will endorse Barack Obama on Tuesday evening, CNN […]

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It’s Official Parmley Endorses Obama

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Tim Reese

Parmley Statement on the 2008 Presidential Nomination

“The race for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination has been historic. We have had two superbly qualified candidates, unprecedented numbers of newly registered voters and across the board near-record to record turnouts in primaries and caucuses. As an automatic delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, it was always […]

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It’s Not Over Tuesday, It’s the Beginning

Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Tim Reese

Here in Oklahoma, I learned there are some staunch Hillary supporters. I help Calvin Rees run our main board DemoOkie.com by administering the website and mailing out our newsletters. That means I get the hate mail. Usually our hate mail comes from Republicans, but lately we have been getting a lot of bitter e-mails […]

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Delegate Count Continues

Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Tim Reese

What a long campaign year. The candidates and the voters surely must be getting tired of this primary season. We are used to presidental campaigns that last a few months. We will be going on a full year if things continue till June. In Oklahoma, Super Delegate kaylyn Free […]

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Second DNC Chair Endorses Obama

Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by Tim Reese

Obama Release on Kirk Endorsement

FORMER DNC CHAIR, MASSACHUSETTS SUPERDELEGTATE ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA
Chicago, IL – Today, Former Democratic National Committee Chair and Massachusetts supderdelegate Paul G. Kirk, Jr. endorsed Barack Obama.
The endorsement brings the total number of superdelegates to endorse Barack Obama to 253. Senator Obama is 279 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination.
His statement […]

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Got a spare $2.30?

Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Tim Reese

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Get a photo with our chairman and other political dignitaries: $1.00
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It’s all about how you count them

Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Tim Reese

From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro
Audra Ostergard, the lone remaining Nebraska superdelegate, publicly endorsed Obama, per a campaign release. Obama now has the backing of all six Nebraska superdelegates. Today, Obama announced two superdelegates (Ostergard and OK Gov. Brad Henry) and Clinton announced one (TN Rep. John Tanner).
Clinton now holds a 263-239 superdelegate lead.
Obama leads by 133 […]

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Henry Endorses Obama

Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Tim Reese

From CNN Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry endorsed Barack Obama’s White House bid Wednesday.
“Senator Obama is uniquely positioned to unite our nation and move beyond the divisiveness and partisan skirmishes that too often characterize politics as usual in Washington,” Henry told The Oklahoman.
Henry, currently serving his second term, had said he did not plan to endorse […]

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