The President only got 57% of the Democratic primary vote in Oklahoma; Washington Post not impressed -
Poor showing in Okla. primary may cost Obama delegate; anti-abortion activist gets 18 percent
OKLAHOMA CITY — President Barack Obama’s victory in Oklahoma’s Democratic primary was far less emphatic than typical for an incumbent president, and his poor showing in more than a dozen of the state’s counties threatened to cost him a unanimous re-nomination.
With all the state’s 1,961 precincts reporting unofficial results from Tuesday’s vote, Obama had 57 percent of the ballot. An anti-abortion activist, Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, had 18 percent and under party rules could lay claim to at least one delegate.
“This shows real dissatisfaction,” said Ben Odom, a political strategist and a former vice chairman of the state Democratic Party. “You had a pro-life activist and three people who didn’t mount a campaign get 44 percent of the vote. ... An incumbent president ought to be polling at least 80 percent, particularly against this kind of opposition.”
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“I beat a sitting president as a voice for the babies that are being killed by Obama’s policies,” Terry said in an interview from Tulsa, where he was watching election results.
Terry’s anti-abortion campaign ads were so graphic that many Oklahoma broadcasters issued statements warning viewers about the content.
Here is the coverage in the NY Daily News:
President Obama loses Democratic primary in 15 Oklahoma counties on Super Tuesday
And here is the text of Randall's campaign email that he sent around this morning.
I beat Obama in 14 Counties; got 18% of state vote, and delegates!
Wonderful, God sent blessing to a truly committed warrior impacted the "culture of death". I spent time with Randall, his wife and staff. They go to the crux of the sanctity of life issue. Efficent, God centered and no nonsense! I support Randall's pro life campaign!
Robb "Doc" Kovaly
Tri County Citizens For The Family
Posted by: Doc Kovaly | March 25, 2012 at 10:20 AM