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Poll: voters oppose the state government collecting public employee association dues

January 26, 2012 · 2 Comments

A majority of likely Oklahoma voters support removing the law that allows state employees the option of having their public employee association dues, formerly known as union dues, withheld from their paycheck, according to a recent SoonerPoll.com study. The study found that 56 percent of respondents would like to see the state government removed from the employee association dues collection process. By comparison, 32.3 percent of respondents said they opposed removing the provision, while 11.7 percent had no opinion. In 2001, voters passed Right-to-Work in Oklahoma, which says that an employee... [Read the full story]

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Tulsa World: Gingrich leads GOP poll in Oklahoma

December 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is a clear leader for the Republican presidential nomination among members of the Oklahoma GOP, according to a SoonerPoll.com survey released this weekend. The poll was not commissioned by any political candidate or party and was not paid for by the Tulsa World. Gingrich was the choice of one-third of the 400 Oklahoma Republicans interviewed by SoonerPoll.com from Nov. 17 to Dec. 16. That was 19 points better than second-place Mitt Romney and 24 points better than Rick Perry and Herman Cain. Cain suspended his campaign... [Read the full story]

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Remember the poll that said…

December 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

"All we're doing is giving the voters the right to make this decision," said Councilor Roscoe Turner, who spearheaded the council-city manager government proposal. Rarely do pollsters ever want to look back themselves or have anyone bring up their pre-election poll results AFTER the election. We do. You might be able to come up with several reasons why it should be done, but we believe the most important one is ACCOUNTABILITY, which seldom exists in the public opinion polling industry. Yes, we have a rather good track record with our pre-election poll results in comparison to... [Read the full story]

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Leaders emerge in the 5th Congressional District GOP Primary Race

July 13, 2010 · 10 Comments

SoonerPoll’s most recent poll finds the field is narrowing as clear front-runners appear in the Republican primary race for Oklahoma’s fifth district U.S. Representative seat. Former State Representative Kevin Calvey, who was leading when SoonerPoll first fielded this race in March, remains the leader with support from 27.8 percent Republicans whom are likely to vote in the 5th District primary on July 27th. Political newcomer James Lankford has moved into the second place position with19.9 percent, while State Representative Mike Thompson, who was previously the second place candidate... [Read the full story]

US Senate

What is Senator Tom Coburn’s brand?

July 12, 2011 · 1 Comment

SoonerPoll added a new question to the most recent Quarterly Poll, that is designed to gain an understanding of why likely Oklahoma voters feel the way they do about their elected officials. We asked likely Oklahoma voters “What one word best describes your impression of Tom Coburn?” Results reveal that 37 respondents answered ‘Conservative,’ making it the most popular response. ‘Good’ and ‘Honest’ were the second and third most popular responses with 33 and 32 respondents respectively. To illustrate these results, all of the responses were... [Read the full story]

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Education Establishment Prefers Low Voter Turnout

January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Brandon Dutcher, OCPA Ever wonder why local school boards often represent their constituents poorly? It’s because most of Oklahoma’s center-right majority doesn’t vote in school-board elections. In a speech last year at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels explained why Indiana decided to move its local school board elections from the spring to the fall. In the spring, he said, “nobody votes. It’s a lot easier to dominate, for a small or for an interest group to dominate the outcome and elect a friendly school-board in the sparsely attended primary elections.” Oklahoma... [Read the full story]

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After nearly a year in office majority approve of Governor Fallin

After nearly a year on the job, 70 percent of likely Oklahoma voters approve of the way Governor Mary Fallin is doing her job, a recent SoonerPoll.com study reveals. Results from the poll indicate that 69.3 percent of respondents approve, 16.2 percent disapprove, and 14.5 percent either do not have an opinion or do not know Mary Fallin. The study... Read more of this article

Expand auditor’s reach!

Last week, State Representative Jason Murphy, (R-Guthrie), Chairman of the House Government Modernization Committee, said he plans to introduce a Joint Resolution in the next legislative session which would place a state question on the November 2012 ballot amending the State Constitution to allow for the State Auditor to have that authority. “It... Read more of this article

President Obama’s approval falls from post-bin Laden rise

President Barack Obama’s approval rating in Oklahoma has fallen 6.3 points since August to 28.9 percent, according to a recent SoonerPoll.com study. The November study found that 28.9 percent of likely Oklahoma voters approve of the way President Barack Obama is doing his job. By comparison, 64.8 percent disapproved and 6.3 percent had no opinion. Approval... Read more of this article

Legislation to give auditor authority to initiate audits popular with likely voters

A majority of likely Oklahoma voters would support legislation to give the state auditor the legal authority to initiate systematic performance audits on any or all state agencies, a recent SoonerPoll study shows. Results indicate that 74.2 percent of likely Oklahoma voters polled would support such legislation, 56.6 percent said they would “strongly... Read more of this article

Poll finds most see difference between OK banks and Wall Street

Most Oklahoma voters agree that Oklahoma banks are different than “Wall Street firms,” a new SoonerPoll study shows. Results indicate that 73.6 percent of likely Oklahoma voters polled agreed with the statement “Oklahoma banks are much different from the “Wall Street firms” that are often referred to as “banks” by the media.” The study... Read more of this article

Gingrich leads Romney by two-to-one margin in Oklahoma

Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich received the support of one-third of the 400 likely Republican Primary voters polled in a recent SoonerPoll.com study. With 33.3 percent plurality, Gingrich leads in Oklahoma by more than a two-to-one margin over former Governor Mitt Romney who came in second with 14.3... Read more of this article