Brad Carson for Senate

I don't normally endorse candidates outside of Florida unless they have national prominence. Brad Carson, the Democrat running for a U.S. Senate seat in Oklahoma, is a worthy exception.

His Republican opponent, former Congressman Tom Coburn, fumbled away an easy win for Governor two years ago with his right-wing and even more bizarre comments. An Independent two years ago took 13% of the vote, and the Democrat squeezed to a hugely upsetting victory.

Coburn's back again, along with his marvelous gaffes. Like the one where he thinks abortion doctors should be given the death penalty - except he himself performed abortions before becoming a politician! He's also insulted the Native American population, and attacked Oklahoma's unseemly but necessary desire for more federal aid in the form of "pork barrel" legislation.

Carson, on the other hand, is a likable moderate-to-conservative Democrat who represents eastern Oklahoma in Congress. And he's a Native American, to boot. He's the best chance in a decade for the Democrats to win a Senate seat from Oklahoma, and I urge you all to help him out! Or at least visit his website and give him a look over.