OK-Sen: Oklahoma Heat

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Friday July 25, 2008 · 3:06 PM PDT

2008/07/25 · 15:06

July in Oklahoma heats up, especially in election years.

With the primary election four days away, Andrew Rice's campaign is getting more intense. We took it to the next level on Monday by launching our first TV ad, called "Leader." This 30-second ad has received great feedback from all corners of Oklahoma.

Here's the ad; more on the heat below the fold.

Andrew for Oklahoma

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Thursday June 19, 2008 · 3:09 PM PDT

2008/06/19 · 15:09

PAC for a Change, led by Sen. Barbara Boxer, seeks to support progressive leaders who will reshape Washington's partisan ways. The winner of the PAC for a Change "Choose a Challenger" contest will be featured in a national email to thousands of potential new supporters. Winning this contest could raise tens of thousands of dollars from grassroots activists across the country, so your vote is critical to helping make this Andrew Rice's best financial quarter to date.

Certainly, there are a lot of worthy candidates Sen. Boxer has submitted for your support. But, even beyond the fact that I live in Oklahoma and work on Sen. Rice's campaign, I know of at least five good reasons why you should vote for Andrew.

Top five reasons are below the fold.

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43 votes Show Results

What's the #1 reason to vote for Andrew Rice in the PAC for a Change contest?

43 votes Vote Now!

What's the #1 reason to vote for Andrew Rice in the PAC for a Change contest?

Helping to replace one of the country's worst Senators with one of the best

20 votes

I want my children and grandchildren to inherit a better world

6 votes

Jim Inhofe is a fossil â€" no wonder he likes fossil fuels so much!

2 votes

"Inhofe" rhymes with nothing. "Rice" rhymes with a lot of words â€" nice, twice, price, iceâ€¦

0 votes

I'm in Oklahoma; please, please, PLEASE help us get a new Senator!

15 votes

OK-Sen: Rice listens to voters, Inhofe on a lonely road

Andrew for Oklahoma

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Tuesday June 03, 2008 · 10:13 AM PDT

2008/06/03 · 10:13

Candidate filing for Oklahoma elections began yesterday, and both Andrew Rice and Jim Inhofe filed for U.S. Senate. Immediately after filing, Andrew talked about his campaign, making one central message clear: Though his name is the one on the ballot, this campaign is not about him. It’s about the people of Oklahoma – and across the country – who want a change in the status quo, who want their voices to be heard, and who want a Senator who looks out for their interests.

Videos - both from our filing and from Inhofe's campaign - below the fold...

Andrew for Oklahoma

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Thursday May 08, 2008 · 1:38 PM PDT

2008/05/08 · 13:38

Monday's Roll Call noted that the DSCC, having far outraised its Republican counterpart, the NRSC, is ready to take action in states not normally considered good opportunities for Democratic Senatorial challengers. One place they've been focusing on is Oklahoma. In part due to the strength of the challenger (state Sen. Andrew Rice) and in part due to the weakness of the incumbent (Jim Inhofe), Oklahoma this year is up for grabs.

From RC (subscription required for full article):

But it’s in Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and possibly other Republican states — where the GOP generally doesn’t expect to have any trouble — that the DSCC believes it might be able to sow the seeds of a filibuster-proof Senate majority. [...]

In Oklahoma, the DSCC is planning to send out as many as 10 field staffers to aid state Sen. Andrew Rice’s bid to oust Sen. James Inhofe (R), according to state Democratic Party Chairman Ivan Holmes.

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98 votes Show Results

How well do you know the lyrics to "Oklahoma"?

98 votes Vote Now!

How well do you know the lyrics to "Oklahoma"?

I know it starts out "O-o-o-klahoma," but that's about it

31 votes

I could probably sing the chorus

30 votes

I even know the part about "barley, carrots, and pertaters"

15 votes

I was correcting the people in the video

22 votes

[UPDATE] Liveblog with Andrew Rice: 4:30pm Central

Andrew for Oklahoma

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Wednesday April 30, 2008 · 1:01 PM PDT

2008/04/30 · 13:01

Andrew Rice, state senator from Oklahoma and Jim Inhofe's sole opponent for U.S. Senate this year, will be here at 4:30 pm Central (5:30 Eastern/2:30 Pacific) to liveblog about his US Senate race. He'll focus on the problems created by a combination of record gas prices and record oil company profits, but all questions will be welcome!

Check here at 4:30 Central today to speak with Sen. Rice:
http://senator-andrew-rice.dailykos.com/

Thanks -
Karina Henderson
Rice for US Senate

PS - If you want to find out more about Andrew, go to http://www.andrewforoklahoma.com . And if you'd like to make a contribution now (so you're not having to nav away from the liveblog later), how about donating to our "Turn Oklahoma Green" page on ActBlue? Click here - http://www.actblue.com/...

Andrew for Oklahoma

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Wednesday April 23, 2008 · 4:41 PM PDT

2008/04/23 · 16:41

In his 35 years, Andrew Rice has accomplished a lot.

He represents a diverse Oklahoma City district in the state senate, where he has established himself as a consensus-builder and a strong advocate for children and families. As a freshman senator, he has already built an impressive legislative record that includes cosponsoring and helping pass the "All Kids Act" – legislation similar to SCHIP – and forming a bipartisan coalition to create the Hunger Task Force, in order to find solutions to Oklahoma’s hunger crisis.

Before his election to the state senate, he received a master’s degree in theology, worked with the Texas Freedom Network, founded the Progressive Alliance Foundation, and performed other humanitarian work abroad. After his brother, David, was killed on 9/11 in the World Trade Center, Andrew became heavily involved in the push for the creation of the 9/11 Commission and worked with victims’ family groups in opposing the Iraq War, citing it as a distraction from the fight to destroy the terrorist networks that killed his brother.

Not bad for someone turning 35 today.

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Andrew for Oklahoma

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Tuesday April 15, 2008 · 2:58 PM PDT

2008/04/15 · 14:58

Topping off his best fundraising quarter to date, Andrew Rice today announced that he has raised $1 million during this campaign cycle. Over $430,000 came in during the first quarter of this year alone,

With nearly 2/3 of the total funds raised coming from Oklahoma and over 95% of his contributions raised from individual donors, it's clear that Andrew Rice has burgeoning support from everyday people.

This campaign is on pace to becoming this cycle's classic "David vs Goliath" victory, similar to that of Jon Tester in 2006. Tester's campaign made it to the million mark days before his June 6 primary. Andrew Rice is nearly two months ahead of that pace, and doesn't have a primary opponent to contend with.

Andrew for Oklahoma

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Thursday March 27, 2008 · 9:38 AM PDT

2008/03/27 · 09:38

(Originally posted at Swing State Project)
Democracy for America today announced their endorsement of Oklahoma State Sen. Andrew Rice in his campaign for U.S. Senate.

From DFA's website:

We can make this Sen. Inhofe's last year in office.

Andrew Rice has a proven record in the Oklahoma Legislature having worked on issues like health care, veteran's rights, and the environment. Andrew will bring his experience to Washington to fight to end the War in Iraq, provide access to health care for all Americans, and solve the crisis of global warming.

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Andrew for Oklahoma

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Wednesday March 26, 2008 · 6:32 PM PDT

2008/03/26 · 18:32

cross posted at Huffington Post here

State Senator Andrew Rice, whose brother David was killed in the WTC on 9/11, blogs about the tragic mistake of the Iraq War, and how it has set us back against Al Qaeda.

Below the fold....

Andrew for Oklahoma

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Thursday March 20, 2008 · 12:00 PM PDT

2008/03/20 · 12:00

(Reposted from MyDD)

Ever since the New York Times suggested earlier this month that Oklahoma could be the critical 60th Democratic seat in the U.S. Senate, evidence backing up that statement has been pouring in.

First, Andrew Rice - an Oklahoma state Senator and the only challenger to incumbent/entrenched Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe - became the first U.S. Senate candidate to pick up the endorsement of the Sierra Club.

Earlier this week, we added Oklahoma's AFL-CIO to Andew's endorsement list. And Andrew was picked as one of seven top U.S. Senate challengers in Sen. Russ Feingold's "Pick a Progressive Patriot" vote.

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Andrew for Oklahoma

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Thursday March 13, 2008 · 9:58 AM PDT

2008/03/13 · 09:58

The wall that Jim Inhofe has built around himself is being chipped away.

From the New York Times Tuesday:

Signaling a significant departure from the Southern Baptist Convention’s official stance on global warming, 44 Southern Baptist leaders have decided to back a declaration calling for more action on climate change, saying its previous position on the issue was "too timid."

From Bloomberg news on Monday:

Echoing the concept of the seven cardinal vices -- set to paper by Pope Gregory I in the sixth century -- the new list adds a social dimension, Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, said in an interview yesterday with the Vatican's official newspaper l'Osservatore Romano.

"You offend God not only by stealing, taking the Lord's name in vain or coveting your neighbor's wife, but also by wrecking the environment[."]

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Andrew for Oklahoma

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Friday January 11, 2008 · 11:42 AM PST

2008/01/11 · 11:42

Last night, State Sen. Andrew Rice spoke to a crowd that packed the public library in Muskogee, Okla. From the Muskogee Phoenix:

Frustrated by the direction federal government has taken since terrorists attacked America, first-term state Sen. Andrew Rice, D-Oklahoma City, says he’s ready to unseat U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma.

"He embarrasses me — as someone who is supposed to be a public servant from Oklahoma," Rice said Thursday evening during a meeting of the Muskogee County Democrats. "I don’t think we can afford him any more."

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