According to Business Insider, Oklahoma is the sixth most Conservative state in the country. This statistic makes it seem impossible that my state, Oklahoma, could ever be a stronghold for Progressives, right? If this is your perception of my state, you are not only deceived, but I will show you that not only is Oklahoma not Conservative, it’s Socialist. Progressive politics could win over the state in one election cycle, and this is the way to victory for America’s Progressives in Oklahoma. 

On August 26 Thad Balkman, an Oklahoma district judge, ordered the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson to pay 572 Million dollars to the state and its residence as a consequence of its role in Oklahoma’s devastating Opioid Addiction Crisis. More than 900 people die each week due to chronic opioid addiction.