Standing outside Hideaway Pizza in Oklahoma City’s historic Automotive Alley district, Republican U.S. Senate candidate and 2nd Congressional District Rep. Markwayne Mullin moves from one TV news interview to another on primary day afternoon.
One videographer asks the entrepreneur and former professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter to provide comments as if he had just won the race so the interview can air tonight. The affable Mullin smiles and politely declines, saying “I can’t talk about something that hasn’t happened yet.”
According to polls, Mullin is the frontrunner in the race to replace 87-year-old Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, who took office in 1994 and was elected to a fifth term in 2020. He announced in February 2022 that he would retire, effective January 3, 2023….