Poll gives GOP edge in fixing budget

Thirty percent of respondents say they’ve been affected by cuts. Oklahomans have more confidence in Republicans to handle the state’s budget crisis but don’t seem to have great faith in either party, according to the most recent Oklahoma Poll. Forty-two percent of those surveyed said the GOP is best-suited to guide state government through its [...]

Term limit expansion finds hefty support

It would restrict tenures in all statewide elected offices. Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly support a proposed state constitutional amendment that would extend term limits to all statewide offices, the latest Oklahoma Poll found. More than three-fourths of the 621 likely voters surveyed said they favor the proposed amendment, which is expected to appear on a statewide [...]

Poll finds economy, jobs top concerns

The most recent edition of the Oklahoma Poll found concern about the economy and unemployment at levels unprecedented in the survey’s 17-year history. Fifty-seven percent of those questioned earlier this month named either the economy or unemployment as the state’s most pressing problem. It was the highest combined total for the two since the poll [...]

Judges ripped; proposed rein also disliked

Oklahomans think judges are too lenient but they’re not sure they want the Legislature to get involved in the judiciary, according to the latest Oklahoma Poll. “I’m not sure I understand all the ins and outs,” said Gwin Perrier of Westville. “In some areas, I know judges have been too lenient. But just because there’s [...]

Monument supported by most Oklahomans

Oklahomans overwhelmingly support erecting a Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds, but most don’t expect it to have much of an impact on state government or on the behavior of Oklahomans as a whole, a recent Oklahoma Poll found. Almost 80 percent of the 621 likely Oklahoma voters surveyed Jan. 2-5 said they [...]

Voters against health-care bill

Sixty-three percent of those polled opposed Congress’ measure. Whether it’s Hervey Barbour, who sees health-care reform as the framework for an all-encompassing bureaucracy, or John Jinks, who suspects it is just another way for doctors and drug companies to make money, Oklahomans don’t trust Washington to get health-care reform right. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed [...]

Poll puts Fallin in lead for governor

Among Democrats, Drew Edmondson leads Jari Askins. Fifth District Congresswoman Mary Fallin has a clear lead in the 2010 Oklahoma governor’s race, a new Oklahoma Poll has found. Fallin, an Oklahoma City Republican, was the overwhelming choice of GOP voters surveyed and was the pick of the majority of respondents in head-to-head matchups against Democrats [...]

Henry leads in approval

Gov. Brad Henry remains the state’s most popular major office-holder, edging out U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn in the most recent Oklahoma Poll. Sixty-seven percent of those surveyed said they have a favorable opinion of Henry as the Democrat enters his eighth and final year in office. That figure was actually down 9 percentage points from [...]