22 October 2003Drew takes a passAttorney General Drew Edmondson, defying early predictions, said today he would not run for Don Nickles' Senate seat in 2004. With State Treasurer Robert Butkin also passing up the race, this leaves Congressman Brad Carson as the only Democrat in the running; the first avowed Republican candidate is soon-to-be-former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys. I can't wait to see what Mike at Okiedoke has to say about this. (Update, 9 pm: Chris thinks Butkin and Edmondson basically "wimped out.") Linking to this item: It has been awhile since I did any overt political posts, but I said something about it. What? Click the URL and find out. Posted by: Chris at 5:01 PM on 22 October 2003>I can't wait to see what Mike at Okiedoke has to say about this. Charles, why do I feel you had a smile on your face when you wrote this? ;) While I am disappointed, unlike Chris's take, I feel Edmondson may have done the right thing for the good of the Party. Carson, in some ways, is like Nickles when he first ran for senate. Young, ambitious and lacking the "old guard" image of established pols. And don't think for a minute that I learned my lesson about predictions. Posted by: Mike at 12:56 AM on 23 October 2003Edmondson's numbers were very poor and could not win >>>I heard today at a okc chamber of commerce meeting that Burns Hargis mentioned that Drew Edmondson's numbers in the polls were very poor and that he was surprised that his numbers were so low when he was the top vote getter in 2002. He said it was clear that he could not win. Posted by: John A. at 12:04 PM on 23 October 2003Dunlap will NOT RUN for US Senator From his PR: ... "I want to thank all who have committed help in this potential run, but I do not want to ask for donations to the race if I am not confident we could win. Friends' hard-earned money is not something I want to waste," Dunlap concluded. Dunlap will not be involved in any other candidate's race and will serve out his last year in the Oklahoma Legislature for Senate District 29 after 16 years of honored service. He wishes all candidates well in their endeavors and thanks all of Oklahoma for the opportunity to serve his home state. Posted by: John A. at 12:05 PM on 23 October 2003 |