The Midterm Election for Oklahoma is this Tuesday, November 2nd 2010. This election Oklahomans can vote for candidates running for Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives. This election is a big milestone; both candidates running for Governor are women. This will be the first woman governor in Oklahoma’s history. Jari Askins was born in Duncan, Oklahoma; she is currently Oklahoma’s Lt. Governor, she has also worked in all three branches of Government. Mary Fallin was born in Warrensburg, Missouri, but was raised in Tecumseh, Oklahoma; currently she is an U.S. Representative. Fallin also served as Oklahoma’s first woman and Republican Lt. Governor. The candidates have very different views. Mary Fallin is the Republican candidate, while Jari Askins is the Democratic candidate. In class, we are reviewing ethics in someone’s argument. Fallin on her website states that she is a Tecumseh, Oklahoma native. When in all reality she was born in Warrensburg, Missouri; this is ethically wrong because it’s not telling the whole story. Fallin was raised in Tecumseh, Oklahoma but this does not give her the right to claim she is a Tecumseh native. Askins states that being Lt. Governor qualifies her for Governor, but Askins doesn’t state that Fallin was also Lt. Governor in 1995. When Askins states this she is not stating the other side of the story. One of Fallins campaign slogans is she wants to return to Oklahoma, and she loves Oklahoma. Askins states in one of her campaign ads she has never left Oklahoma implying she is more qualified for the Governor position and knows the “Oklahoma Way” when in all reality Fallin’s work in Washington and outside experience could make her more qualified. This Tuesday we will find out who Oklahoman’s believe is more qualified for the position of Governor.
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