Early Primary Brings Oklahoma a Little Attention

Oklahoma has been ignored by presidential candidates for decades so in one of its rare moments, the Legislature moved our 2004 primary to February 3rd - one week after the New Hampshire primary, the nation's first. As the Washington Post notes from Stillwater:


STILLWATER, Okla., Aug. 12 -- Democratic presidential hopefuls visited a state today that has been virtually ignored in past races, bringing with them their criticism of the Bush administration.