Democrat Chis McDaniel has apparently won a landslide
victory over his Republican opponent 62% to 28%. to retake an Oklahoma State House
seat lost in 2010 in a special election. Republican Rusty Farley, who had
won the traditionally Democratic seat in 2010, died unexpectedly in July of
last year setting up the special election.
McDaniel’s win is good news for Democrat hopes to take back the House in
November since it may signal that Democrats have a good chance of reclaiming
seats they lost in 2010.
Another Democrat in Oklahoma, Rep. Al McAffrey, D-Oklahoma
City, easily beat attorney Jason Reese 66.6 percent to 33.4 percent in ballots
cast during the special election to replace Democratic Oklahoma state Senate
leader Andrew Rice, who moved to Tennessee.
In Maine, Democrat Chis Johnson upset Republican Dana Down
to take what was thought to be a secure Maine Senate seat.
This string of victories for Democrats at the state level
may be a good sign for Obama and Democrats as they go into the national
elections in the fall. Stay tuned. There are signs out there that American
voters are having some buyers’ remorse about the choices they made in 2010.
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