OKLAHOMA POLITICS President, OPSA Christine Pappas, East Central University President Elect Kenneth Hicks, Rogers State University Founding Editor, Oklahoma Politics Bob Darcy, Oklahoma State University Editor: John J. Ulrich, East Central University Associate Editors: Christine Pappas, East Central University Charles Peaden, East Central University Managing Editor: Christine Pappas, East Central University Book Review Editor: Kenneth Hicks, Rogers State University
Sponsoring Institutions Cameron University Carl Albert Research Center, OU East Central University Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma City University Oklahoma State University Rose State College Southeastern Oklahoma State University University of Tulsa Seminole State University
Editorial Board Gary Copeland, University of Oklahoma Robert Darcy, Oklahoma State University Rick Farmer, Oklahoma State House of Representatives Jan Hardt, University of Central Oklahoma Ken Hicks, Rogers State University Tony Litherland, Oklahoma Baptist University Christine Pappas, East Central University Brett Sharp, University of Central Oklahoma John Ulrich, East Central University Tony Wohlers, Cameron University John Wood, Rose State 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 John Ulrich, Department of Political Science and Legal Studies, East Central University, 1100 E. 14th Street, Ada, OK 74820. [email protected].
Subscriptions are $25 per year from the East Central University Department ofPolitical Science and Legal Studies, Ada, OK 74820. Oklahoma Political Science Association members receive copies of the annual journal as part of their memberships.
Cover photo by Christine Pappas, East Central University
The contents are copyrighted © 20 I 0 by the Oklahoma Political Science Association. OKLAHOMA POLITICS 2010 Volume 20 OKLAHOMA POLITICS Vol. 20 November 2010
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR John Ulrich
ARTICLES
LETNOTHINGSTANDINYOUR WAY: In Memory of Brian Rader Rick Farmer
FROM SPRINGTIME TO WINTER: The '92 and '94 Elections and the Impact on Oklahoma Politics Jeff Birdsong 9
THE OKLAHOMA VOTER 2008 Robert Darcy Cordon DeKock Charles England Evan Hadaway Kyle Kassen Phyllis McLemore 29
WHERE DID THE POLITICAL PARTY MONEY GO?: A Comparison Between the 2006 and 2008 Oklahoma Elections Jan Hardt 51
CHEROKEE TRIBAL CITIZENSHIP: Traditional Ideas and New Realities. Aaron Mason 93
A POLITICAL QUAGMIRE WITHIN THE OKLAHOMA WINE INDUSTRY Jeffrey M Widener 113 BOOK REVIEW SECTION 127
THE BIG SHORT: Inside the Doomsday Machine. Michael Lewis Kenneth S. Hicks 129
GEORGIA POLITICS IN A STATE OF CHANGE Charles Bullock Ronald Keith Gaddie Richard R. Johnson 139
THE FAMILY. The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power. Jeff Sharlet Jeff Birdsong 143
LYNDON B. JOHNSON AND MODERN AMERICA Kevin J. Fern lund J. Tony Litherland 149
CONTRIBUTORS 153
REVIEWERS 155