Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (R) performs best among a field of Republican candidates in hypothetical match-ups for next year's Arizona governor's race, a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Nov. 18 
Republican Shawnnessy Murphy, candidate for the Senate District 30 seat, kicked off her campaign today. Murphy's the third GOP candidate in the race, joining Matt Jackson and David Holt.
Murphy said she believes the very things that make Oklahoma unique are at risk of being lost [...] 
Republican Rep. David Dank of Oklahoma City said today that Oklahoma is badly mismanaging its ongoing state budget crisis by imposing dangerous across-the-board cuts and untargeted employee furloughs that reduce essential state services.
“A private business that handled a downturn as foolishly as state government would [...] 
Fifth District Republican congressional candidate James Lankford claims to be the first Oklahoma candidate for a major office to surpass 10,000 Facebook supporters.
Lankford entered the race September 1st and to date, he said, 10,048 individuals have signed up on the fan support page.
"From all indications," [...] 
State Sen. Steve Russell’s plan to try to exempt Oklahoma from federal hate crimes guidelines drew heavy criticism last week from state Rep. Al McAffrey, the state’s first openly gay legislator.
Russell, a Del City Republican, has announced he will introduce legislation next session that [...]
It's a slogan that worked for Republican Dewey F. Bartlett in 1966 and Republican Mary Fallin obviously hopes it will work again: More and better jobs. That's the slogan that helped propel Bartlett into the governor's office 43 years ago and today, Fallin issued a [...] 
More Cuts ‘Inevitable,’
A Republican primary election for attorney general next year is assured today, as Edmond Senator Clark Jolley (pictured) enters the race with attorney Ryan Leonard already in it.
And a Democrat, attorney Jim Priest, says he's running as well.
The race had been quiet, with Leonard the [...] 
Iraq war veteran Kevin Calvey, Republican candidate for Congress in the 5th District, today said the recent decision by President Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 911 terrorists in civilian court will have far-reaching negative consequences that would endanger [...] 
Sarah Palin will visit Norman Dec 3, for a book signing at Hastings.
Sarah Palin will visit Norman next month for a book signing at Hastings.
Hat tip to The Texas Tribune
By Aaron Blake/The Hill ~ The healthcare battle appears to be helping Republicans running for the Senate.
Two Quinnipiac polls released Thursday show the leading GOP candidates in Connecticut and Ohio growing their leads. Former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) leads Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), 49-38, and [...] 
Former University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys Coach Barry Switzer is the host of a fundraiser for Texas Governor Rick Perry this weekend at Switzer's home in Norman.
The Sooners are hosting Texas A&M's football team. Presumably the coach and the Republican governor, a former Aggie [...] 
By Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent/Washington Examiner ~ There's been a Mitch Daniels boomlet in Republican political circles lately. The governor of Indiana has been mentioned as a possible 2012 contender by a number of well-connected pundits, he's been featured on the cover of National [...] 
Wilson Research Strategies, headed by Oklahoman Chris Wilson, is out with its latest national assessment of the political climate and Republicans will find optimism in it for the 2010 election year. The WRS assessment is among several from leading analysts that point to the same [...] 
Republican Rep. Ken Miller of Edmond today amended Ethics Commission paperwork to allow him to accept contributions as a candidate for treasurer. Miller, chairman of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, amended his current campaign committee paperwork to reflect his intent to seek the treasurer's' [...] 
Oklahoma's election for governor is a year in the distance, but the four leading candidates, two Democrats and two Republicans, already have spent more than $1.2 million of the $3 million they've raised.
That's an overall "burn rate" of about 40 percent.It's not how much you' [...] 
