"With the retirement of Senator Don Nickles of Oklahoma, Democrats have a golden opporunity to win this seat. While Oklahoma gave President Bush 59% in 2000, to just 37% for Al Gore, it has a Democratic legislature and a Democratic Governor, Brad Henry (a young and very popular one as well), who is getting his state party back on its feet. With Nickles retiring to take a lobbying career, Congressman Brad Carson threw his hat into the race yesterday, as has OKC Mayor Kirk Humphreys (Carson is a Democrat, Humphreys is a Republican-more on them later). In addition, a GOP State Senator has entered the race, and a few top-gun Democrats may also run. In short, Oklahoma's Senate seat is going to be a horserace worth watching in 2004. "