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Inhofe Rumored to Be Resigning
February 24, 2022 at 2:40 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 46 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/24/inhofe-rumored-to-be-resigning/
"SNIP.......
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) may announce his resignation in the next few days, the New York Times reports.
.....SNIP"
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,853 posts)or just not running for re-election?
applegrove
(118,642 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,853 posts)Which will allow the current governor of Oklahoma to appoint someone to finish the rest of his term, right?
ret5hd
(20,491 posts)temporary311
(955 posts)The best we can hope for is the replacement is only as shitty as he is. More likely, they'll be worse.
Runningdawg
(4,516 posts)2naSalit
(86,586 posts)Still Sensible
(2,870 posts)motherfucker they can find... because that is what Oklahoma GOP has become,
chocolatpi
(7,888 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)The only person I can imagine having any chance at all would be Brad Henry and I think he is to old now. He was a great governor for us. I think he was the last Democrat elected to a major office here.
chocolatpi
(7,888 posts)I've never advocated registering in the primary as an R, voting for the most moderate person.
I'm with Howard Dean and the 50 state strategy, run for every office, work hard to GOTV and make them pay.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)One of them is that crazy ass Mark Wayne Mullin, the plumber from Tulsa who is in the House, he is a true nutcase, he is crazier than the pillow guy.
Paladin
(28,254 posts)I know his replacement won't be much of an improvement, but this would be a better country today if Inhofe had gone back to Oklahoma a couple of decades ago.