OKLAHOMA POLITICS President, OPSA Keith Eakins, University ofCentral Oklahoma President Elect Michael Sharp, Northeastern State University Founding Editor, Oklahoma Politics Bob Darcy, Oklahoma State University Editors: Loren Gatch, University of Central Oklahoma Jan Hardt, University ofCentral Oklahoma Book Review Editor: Richard Johnson, Oklahoma City University Business Manager Saundra Mace. University of Central Oklahoma

Sponsoring Institutions Carl Albert Research Center, OU Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Oklahoma City University Oklahoma State University Rose State College Tulsa University University ofCentral Oklahoma University of Oklahoma

Editorial Board Robert Darcy, Oklahoma State University Gary Copeland, University of Oklahoma Edward Dreyer, University ofTulsa Terry Garrett, University of Texas Pan American Loren Gatch, University of Central Oklahoma William Gorden, Redlands Community College Jan Hardt, University ofCentral Oklahoma Richard Johnson, Oklahoma City University George Largent, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Tony Litherland, Oklahoma Baptist University Kirk Rodden, Murray State College Philip Simpson, Cameron University Kaye Tatro, Northwestern Oklahoma State University Christine Pappas, East Central State University Rick Vollmer, Oklahoma City Community College

ISSN: 1065-0695

Oklahoma Politics, an annual publication of the Oklahoma Political Science Association, publishes political science articles that have a significant Oklahoma component as well as reviews, notes, and data on subjects relating to Oklahoma politics. Submissions should be sent to Jan Hardt, Department of Political Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034. Subscriptions are $15 per year from the University of Central Oklahoma, Department ofPolitical Science, Edmond, OK 73034. Oklahoma Political Science Association members receive copies of the annual journal as part of their memberships. The contents are copyrighted © 2003 by the Oklahoma Political Science Association.