Oklahoma Democrat Representative Dan Boren Says NO to Obama
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.
4 Comments
Ling
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.
Flap
Yes, he is David Boren’s son. OU President and former US Senator David Boren endorsed Obama in March though.
Richan Estrada
Many government officials are contradicting because of different issues that are not very clear to them. Even their job is affected.
Rachel Bercamin
Maybe Dan Boren and Obama is not in a good situation or has a misunderstanding that is why he doesn’t like to agree with the opinions of Obama.