Poll: 1 in 3 Oklahomans Identify with Tea Party Movement

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The latest Rasmussen Reports say one in three Oklahoma voters consider themselves a member of the Tea Party movement.

The national average says 26 percent of voters identify with the Tea Party. Oklahoma's average is much higher at 34 percent.

Fifty percent say they are not part of the movement, but another 16 percent are undecided.

Read more about the Election 2010 survey by Rasmussen Reports.

Rasmussen Reports also polled Oklahomans on Senator Tom Coburn's race and the governor's race.

Republican Senator Coburn picked up 68 percent of the vote, his highest level of support yet against Democratic challenger Jim Rogers in his bid for reelection in Oklahoma.

Republican Congresswoman Mary Fallin also jumped to a 26-point lead over Democrat Jari Askins in Oklahoma's gubernatorial race.

The statewide telephone survey of 500 likely voters in Oklahoma was conducted on September 23.

The margin of error is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

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