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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Published: October 19, 2010
EDMOND— Lt. Gov. Jari Askins touted her conservative credentials as she opened a governor's office debate Tuesday, saying that even though she's in the same party as an unpopular president her values were the same as those of the mainstream Oklahoma voter.
Aggressive from her three-minute opening statement, Askins said outsiders supporting Rep. Mary Fallin, R-Okla., had tarnished her reputation by attempting to link her to national Democrats.
"I am an Oklahoma Democrat. Oklahoma Democrats are conservative. We are not extreme," Askins said to open the hourlong debate at the University of Central Oklahoma. "I am a pro-life, pro-gun, pro-education, pro-business, protect-our-borders Democrat.
"I've been a workhorse, not a show horse," Askins said... FULL ARTICLE
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Tue, October 19, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski