Is Mary Easley In Trouble? Henry Goes To Help

It's not been a race on many radar screens, but Democrat Senator Mary Easley of Tulsa's lackluster campaign apparently has some Democrats so concerned they recruited Governor Brad Henry to roll into Wagoner tonight to spearhead a fundraiser for her. Sources tell TMRO the alarm bells began going off in the Easley race about two weeks ago when the gains made by Republican challenger Mark Wofford began to become apparent. Wofford, GOP operatives say, is waging a "ground game" similar to the one that younger and more energetic Senator Mike Schulz used to upend Democrat Robbie Kerr in the Senate District 38 special election earlier this year. Kerr was the odds-on favorite, initially, to succeed her late husband, Robert Kerr, in the seat. Instead, Schulz pulled the upset, gaining a Democrat Senate seat for Republicans in what historically has been Democrat country. Some Democrats reportedly fear the same scenario could be at work in Easley's District 18 race against the much younger and energetic Wofford.

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