The race for Oklahoma governor features tea party-style conservatism.
BY SEAN MURPHY Oklahoman, Published: July 20, 2010
NewsOK
Hoping to ride a wave of tea party-style conservatism into the GOP primary election for the governor's race, state Sen. Randy Brogdon is aiming to bring down U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin, a state Republican stalwart and longtime party favorite.
Many consider the race a referendum on whether the energy on display at crowded tea party events across the state can translate into voter turnout on Election Day.
"It's a real measure of the tea party movement as opposed to the mainstream Republican Party," said Richard Johnson, chairman of the political science department at Oklahoma City University... FULL ARTICLE
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