Welcome to IThinkOklahoma.com. We want to know what you think. Do you think taxes are too high? We want to know. Have an opinion on who is going to win Bedlam? We want to know that too. At iThinkOklahoma.com your voice will be heard by news agencies, opinion leaders and businesses across the state of Oklahoma.

So, if you would like to be part of a group that regularly gets heard, join our online community today.

Want to have your voice heard? Sign up to be a member of iThinkOklahoma.com today!

Oh, and did we mention by completing our surveys you'll could win great prizes?

May 05
2010

Welcome to iThinkOklahoma.com

Want to have your voice heard? Sign up to be a member of iThinkOklahoma.com today!

Here at iThinkOklahoma.com we want to know what you think. Do you think taxes are too high? We want to know. Have an opinion on who is going to win Bedlam? We want to know that too. At iThinkOklahoma.com your voice will be heard by news agencies, opinion leaders and businesses across the state of Oklahoma.

So, if you would like to be part of a group that regularly gets heard, join our online community today.

Oh, and did we mention by completing our surveys you'll be eligible for some really great prizes?

May 05
2010

iThinkOklahoma Panelists Look for Honesty, Integrity in Elected Officials

Honesty and integrity are the qualities Oklahomans are looking for most in their elected officials. In the latest opinion survey, iThinkOklahoma panelists cited “conservative” as the third quality they would like to see in their political candidates, indicative of Oklahoma’s position as a red state. Panelists see fiscal issues as the most important election year concerns, with government spending leading the way and taxes closely following. The economy was rated the number one overall most important issue.

Respondents are very familiar with the Tea Party movement (83%) and believe it will have an impact on the 2010 election (68%). More than half of the panelists believe Sarah Palin (58%) is the best representative of the movement, followed by Mike Huckabee (26%). Looking ahead to the Oklahoma governor’s race, panelists see a Fallin/Edmondson general election match-up. Panelists who consider themselves Democrats would vote for Drew Edmondson over Jari Askins by a 59% to 41% margin. Republican respondents favor Mary Fallin (63%) over Randy Brogdon (27%).

Oklahoman’s turnpikes proved to be a split decision for panelists, with 46% believing them to be in better condition than other major highways and 40% saying there is no difference between the toll roads and other highways. Half of the respondents (51%) believed that turnpike tolls are too high, while just under half (48%) said they tolls were just about right.

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s office is not viewed favorably by panelists, with almost two-thirds (65%) having a negative view. Of those with a negative opinion, nearly 8 in 10 (78%) believe there is corruption in the Medical Examiner’s office.