MuskogeePolitico: So Who Could The OK Democrats Run In An OK-02 Special?
Dilemma: who will Dems pick for possible CD2 special election?
By Jamison Faught, MuskogeePolitico.com
With the prospect of a 2nd Congressional District special election looming, and the need to select a substitute candidate, the Oklahoma Democratic Party is in a pickle.
Their Party is in electoral shambles. They have not won a statewide race since 2006, and lost their lone congressional district to the GOP in 2012 after Dan Boren did not seek reelection. They are down to a mere eight seats in the 48-seat State Senate, and outnumbered 72-29 in the State House.
What’s a Party to do in such a circumstance?
ODP Chairman Wallace Collins has told the media that they are considering “10 to 12” candidates to substitute for deceased nominee Earl Everett in a hypothetical (but likely) special election. Their new nominee would go up against GOP incumbent Markwayne Mullin and Independent Jon Douthitt, who received 70% and 5.4% in the November 4th election, respectively.
So, who would might they be considering? I’ll take some guesses, and throw out some possibilities (some more realistic than others). I’ll rate them on Likelihood of being selected, and Competitiveness in a 2nd District election.