Rice Plans Campaign For U. S. Senate
State Senator Andrew Rice, liberal Oklahoma City Democrat, says he will week his party's nomination for the U. S. Senate next year and hopes to face longtime Republican incumbent Jim Inhofe.
Rice, a member of the State Senate for less than a year, plans a formal announcement after Labor Day.
Rice has the support of the most outspoken Democrat liberals in the state and is expected to follow the loser of the 2002 race against Inhofe, former Governor David Walters, in criticizing Inhofe as being "ultra-conservative" and too partisan. Inhofe trounced Walters. Said Rice, echoing Walters' comments in 2002: "I believe Oklahomans deserve a choice for U.S. Senate in 2008. Washington is paralyzed by partisan bickering and Jim Inhofe may be one of the most partisan Senators of all. He even boasts of being the 'most conservative' Senator. In contrast, as a member in the evenly divided Oklahoma Senate, I have proven that I can work with both Republicans and Democrats to get results for our state."
Rice, a member of the State Senate for less than a year, plans a formal announcement after Labor Day.
Rice has the support of the most outspoken Democrat liberals in the state and is expected to follow the loser of the 2002 race against Inhofe, former Governor David Walters, in criticizing Inhofe as being "ultra-conservative" and too partisan. Inhofe trounced Walters. Said Rice, echoing Walters' comments in 2002: "I believe Oklahomans deserve a choice for U.S. Senate in 2008. Washington is paralyzed by partisan bickering and Jim Inhofe may be one of the most partisan Senators of all. He even boasts of being the 'most conservative' Senator. In contrast, as a member in the evenly divided Oklahoma Senate, I have proven that I can work with both Republicans and Democrats to get results for our state."
Labels: Andrew Rice, David Walters, Jim Inhofe
posted by Mike McCarville @ 8:25 AM
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