political conventions

The president used his winding, nearly two-hour keynote address to try to boost Republicans around the country, telling his supporters to "pretend that I'm on the ballot" this fall.

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, has wrapped in Grapevine, Texas. The event included speeches from Texas officials — including Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. Mayes Middleton — all current candidates for statewide office.

Now that the speeches have concluded and the balloons have dropped, what does all the hoopla of the political conventions mean for Oklahoma? Not much,…