Sullivan Gets Personal, Dodd Upset

Candidate for Congress, Doug Dodd, held a press conference today to call on his opponent, John Sullivan, to stop criticizing Dodd's children. Later, on KRMG radio in Tulsa Dodd claimed that Sullivan had been telling donors in telephone calls critical things about the Dodd children. In an interview on KRMG later, John Sullivan stopped short of a complete denial of Dodd's allegations. Dodd also complained that Sullivan had misrepresented Dodd's stand on guns to a crowd in Wagoner County. Dodd claimed to be just a cozy with the NRA as is Sullivan and blasted Sullivan for telling voters that Dodd was anti-gun. It's a shame neither of these candidates stands up against the NRA but it's also a shame that candidates bring their opponents children into the mud-slinging. It's reprehensible.

John Sullivan's tactics during the Republican primary contest with Oklahoma First Lady Cathy Keating last year were reportedly so underhanded that many of the Keating supporters couldn't support Sullivan in the general election. Many of them were rooting for Dodd when he faced off against Sullivan the first time to fill Congressman Steve Largent's vacated seat.

Years ago, when Inhofe was running against Jim Jones for Congress I went to a fundraiser for Inhofe. During Inhofe's talk I remember him telling mean-spirited jokes about Jim Jones' wife. I was so shocked at his mean-spiritedness that I not only didn't support Inhofe anymore, I've never voted for him since. We should punish this kind of candidate rather than reward them.

Despite Dodd's support of the NRA I will be voting for Doug Dodd this time.