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Lamar Smith: yesterday two challengers stepped into the ring in Oklahoma's sixth congressional district where Republican Frank Lucas…

On the recordMay 11, 1994
yesterday two challengers stepped into the ring in Oklahoma's sixth congressional district where Republican Frank Lucas took on Democrat Dan Webber. It should not have really been a fight considering the odds against the Republican. The Democrat was a former aide of Senator Boren, the district has a 2-1 Democrat registration advantage, and had not elected a Republican to Congress in 20 years. However, in this David versus Goliath rematch, David won once again. By throwing the right combination of less spending, less taxes, and less government, Republican Lucas delivered a ``KO'' in OK. Of course what happened to the big government Goliath is not entirely his fault. You see he had President Clinton in his corner. While the Democrat tried to run from the Clinton administration, Oklahoma voters merely proved the old boxing adage that ``you can run but you cannot hide.''
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the outcome of a congressional race in Oklahoma's sixth district.

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