From NewsOK.com:

In Oklahoma, a shortage of a drug used for lethal injections will keep state executions in abeyance. In California, a toxic race for attorney general could be determined by the position the candidates have taken on capital punishment.
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Here, it’s inconceivable to think that a candidate for attorney general would outright oppose the death penalty. Republican nominee Scott Pruitt vows to continue the pro-execution policies of incumbent Drew Edmondson, who chose not to run again. Democratic nominee Jim Priest has been quiet on the subject.

California is known as a liberal state, but a July poll showed that 70 percent of Californians say the death penalty is acceptable. The state has about 650 inmates on death row.

The California attorney general’s race pits pro-death penalty Republican Steve Cooley against anti-capital punishment Democrat Kamala Harris. Both are experienced prosecutors. Harris has said she would enforce the law even if it means pressing for a state execution.

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