| From the Governorship to state commissioner races, the 'slate' factor seems to be emerging for many voters in metropolitan strongholds. In other words, The OKC metro Candidates are facing Tulsa and out-state rivals. The polling seems to show the support as very territorial, in some races.
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But sometimes a truly rural outstate candidate is effective in taking on the big metro candidate. The Auditor's race pits Edmond's Charlie Prater against Atoka's Cindy Byrd.
In the race for Labor Commissioner, two OKC metro candidates are vying for the nomination. Cathy Costello of Edmond is facing Leslie Osborn from the western part of Oklahoma City Metro.
Some would say that this is about as superficial of a basis for allegiance as cheering for a pro sports team based upon where home games are played. But so much more goes into this. Many state agencies will spend resources based largely upon the locale of the leadership. One such case in in the state's mental health agency, where the commissioner and entire board is from OKC metro, and the commissioner openly admits that the shortage of resources is far greater in Tulsa than anywhere else.
When an agency oversight board has no eyes & ears coming from an area which makes up a third of the overall population, people will suffer so much more.
But an even more political matter comes into play. Who will the Democrats and other political entities put on the general ballot? Sometimes a Democrat will have a better shot in November is the Republicans make an August choice which creates optics which the general electorate looks at differently than most Republicans do. This is true not only with the candidates's home town, but also the gender, occupational, and ethnic base.
But sometimes a truly rural outstate candidate is effective in taking on the big metro candidate. The Auditor's race pits Edmond's Charlie Prater against Atoka's Cindy Byrd.
In the race for Labor Commissioner, two OKC metro candidates are vying for the nomination. Cathy Costello of Edmond is facing Leslie Osborn from the western part of Oklahoma City Metro.
In the race for Labor Commissioner, two OKC metro candidates are vying for the nomination. Cathy Costello of Edmond is facing Leslie Osborn from the western part of Oklahoma City Metro.
Some would say that this is about as superficial of a basis for allegiance as cheering for a pro sports team based upon where home games are played. But so much more goes into this. Many state agencies will spend resources based largely upon the locale of the leadership. One such case in in the state's mental health agency, where the commissioner and entire board is from OKC metro, and the commissioner openly admits that the shortage of resources is far greater in Tulsa than anywhere else.
When an agency oversight board has no eyes & ears coming from an area which makes up a third of the overall population, people will suffer so much more.
But an even more political matter comes into play. Who will the Democrats and other political entities put on the general ballot? Sometimes a Democrat will have a better shot in November is the Republicans make an August choice which creates optics which the general electorate looks at differently than most Republicans do. This is true not only with the candidates's home town, but also the gender, occupational, and ethnic base.
But sometimes a truly rural outstate candidate is effective in taking on the big metro candidate. The Auditor's race pits Edmond's Charlie Prater against Atoka's Cindy Byrd.
In the race for Labor Commissioner, two OKC metro candidates are vying for the nomination. Cathy Costello of Edmond is facing Leslie Osborn from the western part of Oklahoma City Metro.
