Democrats win two big victories in Oklahoma special elections, including first GLBT state senator.

[RandySF]

Democrat Curtis McDaniel picks up a very red State House district that gave Obama 26% of the vote. Democrat Al McAffrey becomes OK's first openly gay state senator.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/14/1064898/-Democrat-poised-to-win-26-Obama-district-in-OK?via=siderec

[Behind the Aegis]

1. Score two for us! This is the first I heard of this. Awesome news!

[fishwax]

2. great news!

[Tx4obama]

3. K&R! Should be posted in LBN :) n/t

[DURHAM D]

4. Wow - there is a god.

Senate District #46 that was just won by an openly gay man was once held by a raging homophob named Mary Helm. In the late 70s she introduced an "anti-homosexual teachers bill" modeled after the then famous California bill. The funny thing (or stupid thing on her part) is that district has a very large number of LGBT households. We organized and got her booted in the next election (1979) when our candidate Bernest Cain was elected and he held the seat for many years until he retired. Meanwhile, the state senate has become more and more conservative and republican over the years.

I wonder where Mary is today? She will have a shit fit.

[JCMach1]

5. While a pick-up, this is a strongly Democratic blue dog area...

Democrats should ALWAYS win in that area.

[Surya Gayatri]

6. In dark red OK? Great news...augurs well

for Nov. Let this be just the beginning of a seismic shift.
SG

[BlueCaliDem]

7. May this be a continuing trend throughout the nation

and for many, many years to come!

[AtomicKitten]

8. Oklahoma????