Game-Legislating Politician Loses Big in Oklahoma Primary
Video game legislation paid off for Oklahoma Rep. Fred Morgan - not.
Morgan, the driving force behind Oklahoma's video game violence law, lost big - BIG - in yesterday's Oklahoma primaries. With his days in the Oklahoma House of Representatives coming to a close due to term limits, Morgan decided to throw his hat into the ring for a seat in Congress from Oklahoma's 5th District.
His campaign didn't do especially well at fund-raising, however, and fared even worse at the polls. Morgan came in 5th among six Republican candidates, attracting an anemic 9% of the primary vote.
Although Morgan touted his video game bill on his campaign's website, the issue and/or the candidate apparently failed to resonate with Oklahoma's Republican voters.
The state's video game law remains the subject of a lawsuit brought by the video game industry.
For all GamePolitics coverage of Oklahoma's video game law, click here.
The next game - legislating politician facing a major primary challenge is Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. And his campaign has major problems as well.