Oklahoma Democrat Representative Dan Boren Says NO to Obama
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Representative Dan Boren D-OK
Oklahoma Democrat Congressman said today that he would NOT endorse Barack Obama for President.
Why?
Democratic U.S. Rep. Dan Boren said Tuesday he will not endorse Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for president, citing the liberal voting record of the party’s presumptive nominee and Boren’s desire to reflect his conservative eastern Oklahoma district.
Boren, seeking re-election to a third term this year, described himself as a “centrist” and said Obama has publicly talked about being bipartisan and working with Republicans in Congress to address the nation’s needs.
“Unfortunately, his record does not reflect working in a bipartisan fashion,” said Boren, who characterized Obama as “the most liberal senator in U.S. Senate.”
“We’re much more conservative,” Boren said of his 2nd Congressional District, a mostly rural district that stretches across eastern Oklahoma. “I’ve got to reflect my district. No one means more to me than the people who elected me. I have to listen them.”
Boren is the lone Democrat in Oklahoma’s congressional delegation.
It has been quite the day with Democrats jumping from the Obama ship. But, hey, Dan Boren wants to be re-elected and his district voted 66% for Hillary Clinton.
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June 10th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Is Dan Boren related to David Boren? I think David Boren was a Senator. If so, that would mean that Dan Boren has a lot of clout in the state.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Yes, he is David Boren’s son. OU President and former US Senator David Boren endorsed Obama in March though.