Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Stunner: Obama loses Dem primary in 15 Oklahoma counties

President Barack Obama collected the most votes in the Oklahoma Democratic primary, but lost in 15 counties - AP

Oklahoma earned the nickname "reddest of the red" states after Obama's failed to win a single county in the 2008 presidential race.

Obama sees protest vote in Democratic primary - Stephen Dinan/Washington Times

While the Republican primaries have gotten all the attention, many of the states that have voted have also held Democratic primaries or caucuses — and in Oklahoma's primary on Tuesday, President Obama only won 57 percent of the vote....

Coming in second with 18 percent of the vote was Randall Terry, a pro-life activist who founded Operation Rescue, which made its reputation blocking abortion clinics. And in third place was Jim Rogers, an Oklahoman who was Democrats' nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and who won 14 percent of the vote.

Obama renomination won’t be unanimous - Stephen Dinan/Washington Times

President Obama will not win the Democratic nomination unanimously after a pro-life activist won 18 percent of the votes in Oklahoma’s primary on Tuesday, ensuring he’ll win delegates to the national nominating convention in September.