Someone asked why I’ve been so hard on Gentner Drummond.
The answer is simple.
The more I research, the more questions I find.
But it isn’t just the data.
It’s the mask.
There is a carefully crafted public image of Gentner Drummond that many Republicans have accepted at face value. He projects himself as a tough conservative, yet the deeper I look, the more I find decisions, appointments, and relationships that don’t seem to match that image.
Maybe it’s the stiff posture.
Maybe it’s the carefully controlled smile.
Or maybe it’s because the public image doesn’t tell the whole story.
The more hours I spend following the connections, the more a pattern emerges.
There was the Biden donation from the Drummond household, later explained as a contribution made in anger and eventually refunded. People can decide for themselves what they believe, but for me it became another piece of a much larger puzzle.
Then I started looking at the people he chose to surround himself with.
I posted an entire investigative series this week examining the Joy Hofmeister campaign finance scandal and the network of consultants, political operatives, campaign advisers, and associates connected to it. As that research unfolded, I noticed several of those same individuals, or people closely tied to that political network, eventually entered the Attorney General’s Office.
Those weren’t inherited appointments.
They were leadership decisions.
Then I asked another question.
Where are the well-known constitutional conservatives in senior leadership?
Where are the outspoken MAGA Republicans?
Where are the attorneys and advisers whose public records consistently reflect the conservative principles many Republican primary voters expected?
They weren’t the people who stood out to me.
Instead, I found political operatives, campaign managers, media consultants, Democrats, establishment Republicans, and individuals whose backgrounds were rooted more in political strategy than conservative activism.
Leadership is reflected by the people you choose.
Perhaps that’s why so many Democrats seem comfortable with Gentner Drummond.
Perhaps that’s why establishment Republicans are, too.
After spending countless hours following the facts, I don’t see someone who has simply made a few questionable decisions.
I see someone who has carefully cultivated an image that doesn’t always match the record beneath it.
That’s why I’ve been so critical.
Not because someone is paying me.
Not because I’m working for another campaign.
But because every time I pull back another corner of the mask, I find another reason to keep looking.
Maybe I’m wrong.
If I am, the facts will eventually prove it.
Until then, I’ll keep following them wherever they lead.
A personal note from Mike to the Oklahoma voters:
You’ve seen the posts. You’ve seen the contrast. Here’s why we’re not backing off.
Our polling showed that not enough Oklahoma voters know the truth about Gentner Drummond’s record.
They do not know about his Democrat ties.
They do not know about his record of supporting bigger government.
They do not know about the Biden contribution in the public record.
And they do not know that Drummond is suing ranchers and farmers.
The polling also showed that when voters learn these facts, it changes how they see this race.
That matters.
Oklahomans deserve to know who they are voting for before they cast their ballot.
They deserve to know the difference between a true conservative and a fake Republican.
So we are going to keep telling the truth plainly.
Not because my plan has changed. It has not.
I am still running to make Oklahoma a no income tax state.
I am still running to eliminate property taxes for seniors and veterans.
And on Day One, I will move to stop foreign ownership of Oklahoma land.
This race is about trust, record, and results.
If you already know the truth about my opponent, help us make sure your neighbors know it too.
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