Tulsa Blogger Supports Jones

The widely-read BatesLine, Tulsa-based blog of Republican activist Michael Bates, is calling for the appointment of Republican State Chairman Gary Jones to replace convicted former Auditor & Inspector Jeff McMahan.

Bates notes that McMahan narrowly defeated Jones in their 2002 race for the office and that testimony in McMahan's trial showed a huge influx of illegal donations near the end of the campaign probably allowed McMahan to win.

Bates writes, "We now know that Jeff McMahan won that election in part because of massive amounts of illegal campaign money, including $157,882 from Steve Phipps, a business partner with Gene Stipe in abstract companies regulated by the State Auditor's office."

Read all of Bates' editorial at www.batesline.com and vote in our poll on the right side of this page.

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