David Holt from the Republican Convention NewsOK.com Blogging Community

Women are, and have always been, a critical constituency amongst Republican activists, especially in Oklahoma.

Just as two local examples, RNC delegate Pam Pollard serves as Oklahoma County Chair, and RNC alternate delegate Cheryl Williams serves as Oklahoma Vice Chair.  And there isn’t a more active organization within the Republican Party (at least here in Oklahoma) than the Federation of Republican Women.  

So that being said, it’s quite fitting that the first female Vice President of the United States may very well be a Republican. 

And if the overwhelmingly positive response to the pick of Sarah Palin is any indication, that may indeed come to pass.  Here’s Michael McNutt’s coverage of the Oklahoma reaction, including from the aforementioned Cheryl Williams.

The energy today is amazing.  I think it’s safe to say that every Oklahoma delegate’s enthusiasm for next week’s events just increased by an order of magnitude.  I know mine has.

As an aside, I’ve had hundreds of conversations over the last six months with people from all over the country regarding who might be McCain’s V.P. pick.  And only ONE person ever even mentioned Sarah Palin.  So I have to give credit to Jeff Cloud, a man ahead of his time.