US Politics
The Oklahoma Primary: A Gilded Auction Masquerading as a Democratic Contest
U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern easily won Oklahoma's GOP Senate nomination, carrying President Trump's endorsement, while the gubernatorial primary between Gentner Drummond and Mark Mazzei heads to a runoff, highlighting the immense personal wealth required to compete. This spectacle of multi-million-dollar self-funding campaigns is a stark warning that our democratic process is being auctioned to the highest bidder, threatening to drown out the voice of the average Oklahoman in a flood of personal cash.
