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Oklahoma voters go scorched earth in GOP primaries
Posted on 8/29/18 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 5:56 pm
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Last night, Oklahoma’s GOP primary season came to an end — and the teachers beat the billionaires in a rout. Nineteen Republicans voted against raising taxes to increase teacher pay last spring; only four will be on the ballot this November.
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Six of 10 GOP incumbents involved in runoffs were turned out and a seventh narrowly survived, as perhaps the most extraordinary primary season in state history drew to a riotous conclusion.
Between the first round on June 26 and Tuesday’s final results, a dozen incumbents — all Republicans, and all but one of them House members — lost primary or runoff races. Such turnover is unprecedented for any recent decade, let alone year, and seemed to mark a dramatic shift in the Oklahoma Republican Party.
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Posted on 8/29/18 at 5:59 pm to TejasHorn
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Nineteen Republicans voted against raising taxes to increase teacher pay last spring; only four will be on the ballot this November.
If only we all could use the coercive force of the state to obtain pay increases.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 5:59 pm to TejasHorn
The teacher mafia is a bunch of bloodthirsty thugs. They think they deserve a raise for babysitting 6 months out of the year?
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:00 pm to TejasHorn
Oklahoma should learn from Alabama. Don't bow to teachers unions.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:02 pm to el Gaucho
Eh, the fewer incumbents, the better.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:02 pm to TejasHorn
Representative democracy in action. Refreshing to see
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:03 pm to TejasHorn
15 of the 117 GOP Oklahoma Congressional members lost their primary election. That’s news?
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 6:04 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:04 pm to boosiebadazz
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Representative democracy in action. Refreshing to see
Is your wife a teacher? She must be a lot happier that school is back in and she’s getting laid on the reg
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:05 pm to el Gaucho
well done
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:05 pm to TejasHorn
I hope the winners are MAGA replacing eGOP cucks.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:05 pm to The Boat
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15 of the 117 GOP Oklahoma Congressional members lost their primary election. That’s news?
No. 15 of the 19 Congress members who voted against teacher pay increase lost their primary.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:06 pm to TejasHorn
FYI, everyone of these voted for the teachers pay raise by the way. They just voted against raising taxes for it. Wasn’t it the largest teachers raise the State had ever had?
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:06 pm to el Gaucho
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el Gaucho
Possibly your best post ever.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:08 pm to TejasHorn
Oklahoma teacher salaries are embarrassing.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:08 pm to CCTider
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No. 15 of the 19 Congress members who voted against teacher pay increase lost their primary.
Teachers unions and their ability to buy elections are probably behind this
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:08 pm to TimeOutdoors
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everyone of these voted for the teachers pay raise by the way. They just voted against raising taxes for it
Oh I see. The author thinks Oklahomans want more taxes. I'm sure that's accurate reporting.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:09 pm to CCTider
There are 117 Republican members of their congress. The article is slanted to make it seem like Republicans are in trouble in a red arse state like Oklahoma because some incumbents lost. Bashing fracking and acting like it’s evil along the way.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:15 pm to TejasHorn
So teachers voted their pocketbook? Why are conservatives supposed to be mad about this?
Oklahoma pays the lowest amount in the country for teachers.
Oklahoma pays the lowest amount in the country for teachers.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:18 pm to mays
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So teachers voted their pocketbook? Why are conservatives supposed to be mad about this?
Oklahoma pays the lowest amount in the country for teachers.
They can leave the state...instead they'll force the government to raise taxes to pay teachers more.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:19 pm to SCLibertarian
Public sector unions should be abolished.
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