Coburn Enters Okla. GOP Senate Race

[NewJerseyDem]

This is certainly not good news. Coburns is a very strong candidate who comes from the same area as Carson so this could take away Carson's base if Coburn wins the republican primary.

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/4549-1....

Former Rep. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) announced Monday that he will enter the race to succeed retiring Sen. Don Nickles (R), setting up a late summer primary showdown for Republicans in the Sooner State.

“My decision to run for the Senate has been a very difficult one as I struggled with what I thought I should do and what I wanted to do,” Coburn wrote in a statement posted on www.DraftCoburnForSenate.com, a Web site that was started by a Coburn supporter. “I have resolved to follow my convictions and seek to become Oklahoma’s next U.S. Senator.”

Among the six reasons Coburn lists for entering the race is what he describes as the current “deficit of moral courage” and “lack of effective leadership to control spending” in Congress.

“I believe we have lost sight of the moorings of the Constitution in that it was founded upon the principles of a creator and that we have inalienable rights given by that creator,” Coburn wrote. “We need leaders who are unashamed of their faith and understand its importance in the maintenance of a free society.”