Republicans launch rescue mission in Oklahoma governor race

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Source: Politico

Republicans launch rescue mission in Oklahoma governor race

The deep-red state has seen unusually close polling — and unusually high spending — in this year's gubernatorial election.

By ZACH MONTELLARO
10/21/2022 02:00 PM EDT

Donald Trump won Oklahoma by over 30 points in 2020 — but Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is still getting last-minute help to close out his reelection bid.

Stitt has been deadlocked in a string of recent public polls in the state with Democrat Joy Hofmeister, the state superintendent of education, who switched parties at the end of last year to launch her gubernatorial bid. Some surveys released since the beginning of the month have even shown Hofmeister with a narrow lead over the incumbent governor.

Against that backdrop, the Republican Governors Association announced a “seven figure” ad buy in support of Stitt — the second time the committee has rushed money into the state this cycle, after a group affiliated with the RGA bought ad time boosting him during the primary.

Stitt has faced a surprisingly robust wave of television ads attacking him over the last two years, which his allies point to as the reason why he is locked in a close contest. ...

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/21/ads-oklahoma-governor-race-00062945

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1. Stitt is in a dog fight because even in Oklahoma women think they should have control over their ...

... own bodies.

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2. Wasting money in states they shouldn't need to waste money on.

I like it.